News and Opinion

AMERICANS EXPECT TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY FROM ATTORNEYS GENERAL - American Tort Reform Association The American Tort Reform Association has released a survey showing that Americans want these powerful state officials to adhere to fundamental standards of good-government when they enter contracts with private sector personal injury law firms. _{Respond to this posting}

DO-IT-YOURSELF TORT REFORM National Center for Policy Analysis At any given moment in the United States, approximately 60,000 medical malpractice suits are being tried, many involving multiple physician-defendants. And once a physician experiences the legal system, it can scar him permanently say Dr. Jeffrey Segal, a neurosurgeon, and founder and CEO of Medical Justice Services, and Michael Sacopulos, its general counsel._{Respond to this posting}

Property Rights a Popular Question on Ballots - Stateline.org OProperty rights is the hottest new topic on state ballots this election year, cropping up in 13 states. _{Respond to this posting}

Three years later, TMA touts tort reform - Houston Business Journal On the third anniversary of Texas' sweeping medical tort reforms, the Texas Medical Association says more doctors feel more comfortable. _{Respond to this posting}

Research

Are Your Courts Fair? 2007 ILR/HARRIS STATE LIABILITY SYSTEMS RANKING STUDY - An Institute for Legal Reform Study the ILR /Harris Poll ranks the 50 states based on how fair their court systems are perceived to be. Where does your state rank?_{Respond to this posting}

Tort Reform Record: June 2007 - American Tort Reform Association The Tort Reform Record is published each June and December to record the accomplishments of the latest legislative year. It includes a two-page, state-by-state summary of the ATRA-supported reforms enacted by the states since 1986. _{Respond to this posting}

U.S. Tort Liability Index:  2006 Report- A Pacific Research Institute Report The goal of the U.S. Tort Liability Index is to use comprehensive, objective data on all 50 states to assess the outputs and inputs of each state’s tort system and rank them accordingly._{Respond to this posting}

 Robin Hood in Reverse: The Case against Taking Private Property for Economic Development- A Cato Institute Policy Analysis The Fifth Amendment and most state constitutions prohibit government from condemning private property except for a "public use." Traditionally, that has forbidden most condemnations that transfer property from one private owner to another._{Respond to this posting}