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
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Sloan-Kettering physician exposes a major cause of "defensive medicine"
Exhibit A in the argument that defensive medicine (aka insurance fraud) is driving up medical costs is the CT scan. "Reformers" rightly claim that in recent years, doctors have been ordering more and more unnecessary…
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Another angle on Esmin Green's death in the E.R. Waiting room
Last month, Kia blogged about the outrageous death of Esmin Green, who died in an E.R. waiting room. Hat tip to Concurring Opinions for their coverage of this Slate article: The surveillance video of Green…
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Department of Labor working feverishly to gut workplace safety regulations
I sure miss those innocent days of my youth when I actually believed groups like OSHA and the Department of Labor tried to protect workers from on-the-job injuries. Those days are so gone. Political appointees…
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Should parents be allowed to recover pain & suffering for the loss of a child?
Thankfully, many jurisdictions answer that question affirmatively. Here's a little op-ed explaining the evolution of the law in Texas: It has been only a week since two boys, one 4 and one 10, were crushed…
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Quid Pro Quo? FDA Architect of Preemption gets hired by Glaxo
Ed Silverman describes Daniel Troy as the preemption prince - I can't think of a better name for him myself: The preemption prince is joining the big drugmaker as senior vice president and general counsel…
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How can Michael Clayton not make a list of the top 25 law films?
The ABA Journal is asking people to vote for their favorite out of 25 law films. I can't believe Michael Clayton didn't make the list... it's one of my favorite law films. For what it's…
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More evidence that the tort system isn't what's keeping new drugs off the market
It's become popular in certain "reform" circles to argue that fear of lawsuits is what prevents pharmaceuticals from developing new drugs. Pardon me, new "lifesaving" drugs; the argument always presumes the drugs purportedly not on…
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American Progress on medical malpractice "reform"
Can anyone refute the 2% figure cited with actual numbers, and not by resorting to the defensive medicine/insurance fraud bogeyman? Myth: Medical malpractice lawsuits are little more than predatory lawyers destroying honest doctors; caps should…
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Judge Jack Weinstein on the FDA
Next time someone asks why FDA preemption is a bad thing, point them to this quote. “Compared to its peer agencies in other parts of the world, the FDA has arguably failed consumers and physicians…
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A Family Doctor Tells It Like It Is About Malpractice Lawsuits & Defensive Medicine
Now this is a doctor I'd like to go to. He has courage and conviction, and he won't commit insurance fraud to prevent a lawsuit. Response to Just (Don't) Do It from the ER/Hospitalist camp…