Category Archives: republican party

ATRA Releases Annual List of Juducial Hellholes, Motivates Medical Malpractice Reform

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This week, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) released its annual Judicial Hellholes Report. Since 2002, the Judicial Hellholes Report has documented in annually published reports various abuses within the civil justice system, focusing primarily on jurisdictions where … Continue reading →

Posted in American Tort Reform Association, Florida Medical Malpractice Insurance, Illinois Medical Malpractice Insurance, joint-and-several liability, judicial system, jury trial, Medical Malpractice Insurance, Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Insurance, republican party, Tort Reform | Leave a comment

Federal Medical Malpractice Reform Efforts Stalled in Congress

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Mike Matray

Posted in non-economic damage cap, Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama, republican party, states' rights, Tort Reform | Leave a comment

Even Tort Reform Proponents Oppose National Texas-Style Medical Malpractice Law

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: This story is interesting because it illustrates the Catch-22 the Republican party faces with tort reform. The modern Republican party has aligned itself with libertarian and small-government, states’ rights proponents. They have also aligned themselves with the business … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, doctors, federal tort reform, Medical Malpractice Insurance, non-economic damage cap, non-economic damages, republican party, Texas Medical Malpractice Insurance, Tort Reform | Leave a comment