In a setback for Georgia’s recent progress on civil justice reform, the state Supreme Court overturned a key venue law, which was part of the comprehensive tort reform legislation enacted in 2005, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). The …
Victories and defeats in the courtroom can impact the nation’s economy, with potential consequences for decades to come. GE Insurance Solutions has been tracking and shaping efforts to level the litigation playing field – variously called tort reform or legal …
The Coalition for Asbestos Reform, (C.A.R.) on Thursday urged the U.S. Senate to vote “YES” on the amendment to S.852 presented by Senator John Cornyn of Texas, which sets forth a medical criteria approach to asbestos reform, similar to the …
Dr. Elaine Davis, an obstetrician and gynecologist in the rural northwest Oklahoma community of Enid for nearly 40 years, loved practicing medicine. But at age 68, she thought it was time to ease back on her patient load and quit …
The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that years of escalating premiums for medical malpractice insurance for the state’s doctors may be ending. For the first time in six years, an insurer is lowering rates, the Ohio Department said. Medical …
The hurricane season made 2005 a year-to-remember, with the southeast encountering the busiest hurricane season of the century, with 26 named storms and 13 hurricanes, meteorologists used up the list of 21 proper names and had to resort to the …
Guy Carpenter & Company Inc. reported the release of a new study, Recent Legislative and Judicial Trends Affecting the U.S. Casualty Industry, on key legislative and judicial developments and their impact on the U.S. casualty market. The report provides an …
The fourth annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, a ranking of state courts in the United States that are sought by plaintiffs because they are judged by critics to have the toughest environment for defendants in civil liability lawsuits, was released today. …
A new study by the Illinois Civil Justice League further confirms the disproportionate filing of lawsuits in “Judicial Hellholes” and other problematic Illinois jurisdictions, according to the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). “This new report reveals a disturbing trend for …
By a vote of 228-184 on Thursday, the House of Representatives favorably approved H.R. 420, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA). The legislation, introduced by Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas), would penalize attorneys, law firms, or parties who file frivolous lawsuits, …