Medical Malpractice Caps Are Ill-Advised.Tort “Reform” Hurts.
The New York State Bar Association, of which I am proud to be a member, is yet another nationally recognized and bipartisan organization that sees through the tort “reform” movement. In a November 13, 2009 letter to U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kristin Gillibrand, The NYSBA’s President, Michael E. Getnick, urged that “[i]n assessing the [...]
Trial Lawyers Are Good.Their FL Website is Crass. A Dr. is a Criminal.
The Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog shines a light on something that is more than just medical malpractice. It is criminal enterprise. This story concerns a physician and snake-oil saleswoman, all in the same person, who took advantage of the desperation of patients with advanced cancer by selling them an expensive “herbal remedy” that she [...]
From the Heights of Hypocrisy, to Mourning Ted Kennedy
The Injury Board has an ascerbic post by Mark Bello, who discusses one of the more notable examples of hypocrisy in the debate on tort reform: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants trial lawyers. And speaking of hypocrisy, Rush Limbaugh declared yesterday that if Democrats used Ted Kennedy’s death to push through their “rationed” healthcare [...]