Tort System & Reform Explained by DC Area Accident Attorney

The Tort system is not about making someone money, it is about repaying a debt that was created after someone elses negligence. Tort Reform is about avoiding the responsibility for those debts you create. It is basically a bankruptcy program for corporations to get them out of debts that they have made themselves or the insurance company is responsible to pay and they dont want to pay. If you have been injured as a result of an accident where negligence played a part, you could have legal grounds to obtain compensation for pain and suffering, loss of income, medical expenses and other difficulties. For more than four decades, the law firm of Lewis & Tompkins, has focused on: accidents, insurance claims, medical malpractice and consumer protection in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. No legal fees or expenses until we win your case www.lewisandtompkins.com 202.296.0666



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Mark Kirk Discusses Medical Reform that Helps Patients

We need reform that will give consumers the right to buy insurance across state lines and that deals with medical malpractice lawsuits. "It will reduce the decifit $350 billion dollars, because the lawsuit reforms alone will save you $50 billion."



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Tort reform WILL NOT lower medical costs

It's beyond belief that the people continue to fall for this "red herring" argument. Tort reform has zero to do with the high cost medical insurance, and it - once again - only benefits the moneyed interests to pursue it. The New York Times said this: "According to the actuarial consulting firm Towers Perrin, medical malpractice tort costs were $30.4 billion in 2007, the last year for which data are available. We have a more than a $2 trillion health care system. That puts litigation costs ...



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Litigation and Tort Reform | Panel 2

"Medical Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, and Tort Reform" presented by Ronen Avraham, Yasutora Watanabe, Max Schanzenbach and David Hyman. Northwestern University School of Law. March 30, 2007.



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Federal Tort Reform

From West Palm Beach, FL: "We have watched Physicians leave the state of Florida, because of excessive Medical malpractice lawsuits. What is your position on Federal tort reform?" ... Healthcare



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