Tort “Reform,” Texas Style
The State of Texas loves to crow about it’s allegedly successful tort “reform” program. Of course, whether or not it has been successful depends on which article you read, and whether you’re an insurance executive or a wronged patient. And Texas does not like to acknowledge that one clear result of its efforts is that [...]
In New York State, Lots of Irony In Integrity
Integrity is a funny concept. Some define themselves by it, and live by its precepts. Others use it as a shield, behind which they act in ways that are anything but integrious. (Thanks to Antonin Pribetic, author of The Trial Warrior Blog, for pointing out this site, which provides an expanded definition of the term.) [...]
When The Silence From Tort “Reformers” Speaks Louder Than Words
When you look beyond the tired and twisted rhetoric employed by advocates for tort “reform,” you will notice an unsettling trend. They never address the source of what they label “the medical malpractice crisis”–negligent medical care that injures and kills patients. And so they walk around as if they somehow missed the news that a [...]