Tortdeform

TortDeform says it "confronts and transcends the arguments put forth by the tort 'reform' movement, working to ensure that all Americans can access the courts." Many posts deal with fairness in the justice system.

Author: The blawg is sponsored by the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, described as a "nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to challenging the tired orthodoxies of both the right and the left. The goal: progressive public policy for social and economic fairness."

Blawg Related Categories: Civil Procedure • Consumer Law • Insurance Law • Legal Theory • Tort Law

Recent Posts from TortDeform

What medical malpractice crisis?
The number of payments is dramatically down, and so is the amount of payments. Nationwide, the number of payments physicians made for malpractice claims fell to 11,037 last year -- the lowest figure since the…
A Doctor’s Stance on Tort “Reform”
I really enjoyed this article. You should read it. Defensive medicine is just one of the supposed systemic ills that doctors, doctors' lobbies and doctors' insurers invoke when they shill for what they call malpractice…
Kansas Damage Caps About To Be Tested
$760,000 is much lower than I would have anticipated for this. It’s really more like a $575,000 award, as the past & future medical expense damages aren’t part of the noneconomic damage award: Topeka —…
California Starts The Civil Gideon Revolution
I wish I had the time to blog substantively about this today. Since I don’t, I just want to point out what a game-changer this is, and congratulate Governor Schwarzenegger for signing this bill into…
I am truly shocked. Chrysler did the right thing.
Considering that Chrysler has been such a powerhouse in the tort reform movement, the fact that they did this is remarkable. Chrysler changes course on product liability claims David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau…
Mylan’s Latest Troubles Show Why We’ll Always Need Trial Lawyers
Generic-drug manufacturer Mylan has been the subject of several investigative reports over the last week. The news stories allege that Mylan employees “routinely” overrode safety alerts on the drug production line, and that the problem…
On Huff Po: Corporate Hypocrisy re Arbitration
In HuffPo today, Art Levine asks, Why Does Chamber of Commerce Favor Arbitration for Workplace Rape Victims, But Oppose It for Union Workers?. If their flip flopping on the issue is confusing, Levine sets forth…
Will Pres. Obama back Med Mal Deform?
I'm confused. Today, President Obama told attendees at the American Medical Association conference in Chicago that he is not supportive of the idea of capping medical malpractice damages: "I'm not advocating caps on malpractice awards,…
Post-Hiatus Supreme Court Stuff...
It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you... (Anyone who can finish that sentence wins a prize!) I have been on a bit of a hiatus while I concentrated on completing my fellowship…
Waiting Room Death Case Settles
A while back we covered the story of Esmin Green, a Brooklyn woman who died on the floor of the waiting room at Kings County Hospital Center (here's my post, here's Justinian's post). Her estate's…