Tort Reform in Texas
Hopefully you will get to read this article in Texas Monthly before this link is gone. It describes what happened to the people of Texas because of tort reform.
Here is a description of what happened to one family who was looking for a plaintiff's lawyer to handle a medical malpractice case:
"They saw the first [lawyer] last December. He explained the realities: The facts of the case looked promising, but because their mother was retired, they would have a hard time getting any lawyer to take the case. It was, essentially, the same story Kelly Reddell had told Alvin Berry: Anyone who didn't work-the elderly, homemakers, or children-was looking at a cap on noneconomic damages of $250,000. Trying such cases was simply not cost-effective for the lawyer or the client. ("It's an assault on those who are the most vulnerable," one plaintiff's attorney told me. "It's almost legal malpractice to take those cases.")
David contacted about fifteen lawyers and was turned down by all of them. One letter explained why: "Unfortunately, many of your legal rights have been taken away by state laws proposed and lobbied for by insurance, HMO, and corporate interests," the lawyer wrote. "You and your family deserve better from the Texas government." The lawyer suggested that David contact a citizens' advocacy group and state officials."
The article also makes this point: "If lower awards limit the number of cases a good lawyer can afford to take, the remainder of cases will fall to less competent lawyers, who, if they take a case at all, will most likely win much lower settlements for their clients or, more likely, not win at all."
Thanks Bob Kraft for informing me about this article.
Tort reform is actually a conflicting issue.People gotta know more about it.its has got its own impact.i read about it in the website of the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR).The TLR ia n organisation dedicated to bring back fairness and balance to the Texas civil justice sysytem.Texas tort reforms have strengthened the state's economy in a variety of ways and are improving the quality of life for every Texan.
Improved patient access to health care and lower insurance costs for doctors, hospitals and nursing homes is becoming a reality in Texas due to tort reform. Texas tort reforms have strengthened the state's economy in a variety of ways and are improving the quality of life for every Texan.
A fair and predictable civil justice system is key to our state's strong economic competitiveness. Texas reforms have already started to bring about lower prices, higher job creation, better wages, and more product innovation throughout the state.
Texas ranked highest (best) in categories of the study that measured declining financial losses linked to non-meritorious lawsuits
Non-meritorious health care lawsuits have been cut in half and hospital savings are being plowed into a variety of health care service enhancements ranging from the development of electronic medical records systems to the recruitment of more specialist physicians.
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