Posts tagged Tort Reform

• The Reality of the High Cost of Defensive Medicine

  Ben Glass | September 13, 2009 7:16 AM | 6 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  As the debate ramps up regarding health care reform/insurance reform, one of the subjects that is brought up more and more often is the notion that we need to change the medical malpractice laws, on...

• Is "SueEasy.com" for Real?

  Ben Glass | October 23, 2007 8:34 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Wall Street Journal Blog had a post about SueEasy.com last week. Of course it blasted the site as indicative of today's "sue-happy" culture. But is the site for real? Can't tell yet. It looks to me like something a tort reformer would put up just to shoot at (and get tthe WSJ to blog about!).No legitimate trial lawyer would be involved in such a stupid site. No legitimate plaintiff would use...

• New Tort Reform Video You Must See

  Ben Glass | July 19, 2007 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  For years the insurance industry and big business has cornered the market on the 'tort reform" discussion. They have spent millions and millions of dollars to poison the minds of the American jurors. This new tort reform video, recently produced (and, frankly, not yet finished) tells the other side of the story. In Virginia we are starting to see an increase in personal injury verdicts, after...

• Immunity for Space Travel Bill on Governor's Desk

  Ben Glass | March 25, 2007 6:51 AM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I posted earlier about this inane idea to pass a law to immunize from liability these groups who are developing commercial space flights. Now the bill sits on the Governor's desk and I suppose he is seriously considering one more immunity bill for Virginia. (I'm not against space flight for real people. Great if you can afford it, I imagine. ) What I do think is wrong is for the state to grant...

• Caps and Malpractice Rates--no relationship

  Ben Glass | March 13, 2007 2:33 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Another study shows that there is no relationship between "caps" on jury verdicts in medical malpractice cases and malpractice insurance rates. Oregon has the lowest malpractice claims of any state and the state high court abolished caps seven years ago.Caps on verdicts only hurt the most seriously injured yet there is no compelling evidence that the imposition of caps does anything for...