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15 Nov 2007, 10:15 pm
Mark McKenna has more with a link to the decision; And Justinian Lane at TortDeform explains that the failure of this "reform" made no difference for an insurer's decision to stay in the state;[Edit - 11/19/07: In an email to me, Robert Peck of the Center for Constitutional Litigation, who argued the case, alerted me that the decision was ruled unconstitutional based solely on separation of powers issues. [read post]
8 Mar 2007, 2:26 am
Although, television and pop culture may be a much bigger factor in litigation results, as Anne Reed points on in Deliberations with The CSI Effect: While Scholars Get Empirical, Libby's Lawyer Tries It Out.CEO David Levy at Running a Hospital discusses what it's like for docs to be sued in The Shame of Malpractice Lawsuits.Flipping back to pro-consumer posts, Paul Ruschman at TortDeform, does a book review on Blocking the Courthouse Door by Stephanie Mencimer, who has her own… [read post]
5 Jun 2008, 9:03 pm
Regular Tortdeform commenter and Overlawyered star Ted Frank recently submitted an Amicus brief in the Wyeth case on behalf of several economists. [read post]
26 Jun 2008, 1:30 pm
I've been scanning some of the 2,000 posts that accumulated in my RSS feed reader while on trial and these jumped out of interest:So that's how tort "reform" gets done (Justinian Lane @ TortDeform): regarding the very wide disparity in money spent by big business and consumer groups for lobbying efforts. [read post]
10 Mar 2008, 9:07 am
Stephanie Mencimer, a past TortDeform contributor and a columnist for Mother Jones, uncovers a new layer of arbitration atrocities. [read post]
28 Mar 2007, 5:28 am
(hat tip to TortDeform) [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 1:04 pm
This can make a huge impact in terms of public awarenss, which is very important given that tortdeformers are hard at work, and backed by more resources, to do the same thing. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 4:35 pm
Source: My Take on the "Tort Wars" | Tortdeform Now it looks like they need to do the same thing in Oregon: The Oregonian covers the activism, much coming from familiar advocates of smaller government, lower taxes, and less organized labor, Bill Sizemore and Russ Walker. [read post]
5 Sep 2008, 12:06 pm
They don't want or expect the rare "windfall verdicts" that tortdeform advocates seize upon and sensationalize so they can keep helping corporations evade responsibility. [read post]
23 Feb 2009, 5:42 pm
The author, Professor Clare Pastore of USC Law, also gives a nice shout out to the New York City movement for Civil Gideon for low income Senior citizens in housing court (check them out here), which we've blogged about on TortDeform. [read post]
5 Dec 2007, 9:37 am
According to the article, the Supreme Court's decision in the Medtronic case (covered here and here on TortDeform, and here on PAL blog) could affect tens of thousands of Americans' claims against manufacturers of other medical devices and drugs that were harmful to the public. [read post]
22 Apr 2008, 10:33 am
They quote TortDeform Contributor Paul Bland in this article. [read post]
8 Aug 2008, 8:23 pm
"Drug disasters are literally built into the current system of drug testing and approvals in the United States…" That's no news to TortDeform readers. [read post]
12 Aug 2008, 8:51 pm
Detailing the people and political agenda behind CMPI and its blog DrugWonks, Pringle writes about its work promoting tort "reforms" like federal preemption (here's some TortDeform background on preemption) and attacking anyone who has anything to say to the contrary. [read post]
6 Feb 2008, 8:14 am
While most of the discussion on TortDeform on credit card abuse has been focused on the perils of binding mandatory arbitration, the underlying problem is the unfair business practices that give rise to consumer claims against the credit card cos in the first place. [read post]
6 Sep 2008, 6:56 am
Quizlaw: Who will probably hate me for this tag;TortDeform: Who will probably find a way to have a good time;Drug and Device Law - Just to see if I can throw them off-topic (all preemption, all the time) for a day;My Shingle: Carolyn Elefant always has something new and interesting;Simple Justice: Scott Greenfield may well be the most prolific writer in the blawgosphere, churning out long posts in the time it takes me to brush my teeth. [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 2:53 pm
Frequent TortDeform contributor Lee Tilson has been trying to get the medical profession to do this for years. [read post]
29 Nov 2007, 1:03 pm
They've now been fined $50,000;Blawg Review #136 is up from down under at Freedom to Differ;Blawg Review #135 was a two-parter co-hosted at Transgender Workplace Diversity and the Rainbow Law Center;The Impact of Race and Poverty on American Tort Awards (Ron Miller)Malpractice awards cap would harm victims (Newsday Op-Ed by Jeffrey Kimmel)New York Doctors Claims of Medical Liability Crisis is Deja vu All Over Again (TortDeform)NY Lawyers Code of Professional Responsibility Updated… [read post]
19 Nov 2007, 2:12 pm
I've even borrowed notes: For writing class, I borrowed notes from NY Personal Injury Law Blog on 12 tips on blogging, and from Prescription Access Litigation blog on how to blog in language that doesn't make people want to skip class (it looks like TortDeform is doing pretty well on that). [read post]
29 Oct 2008, 9:30 pm
Levine, which we've blogged about many times before on TortDeform (see here). [read post]
