Medical Malpractice Litigation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Medical Malpractice Litigation write by Bernard S. Black. This book was released on 2021-04-27. Medical Malpractice Litigation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Drawing on an unusually rich trove of data, the authors have refuted more politically convenient myths in one book than most academics do in a lifetime." —Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, University of Michigan Law School "Synthesizing decades of their own and others’ research on medical liability, the authors unravel what we know and don’t know about our medical malpractice system, why neither patients nor doctors are being rightly served, and what economics can teach us about the path forward." —Anupam B. Jena, Harvard Medical School Over the past 50 years, the United States experienced three major medical malpractice crises, each marked by dramatic increases in the cost of malpractice liability insurance. These crises fostered a vigorous politicized debate about the causes of the premium spikes, and the impact on access to care and defensive medicine. State legislatures responded to the premium spikes by enacting damages caps on non-economic, punitive, or total damages and Congress has periodically debated the merits of a federal cap on damages. However, the intense political debate has been marked by a shortage of evidence, as well as misstatements and overclaiming. The public is confused about answers to some basic questions. What caused the premium spikes? What effect did tort reform actually have? Did tort reform reduce frivolous litigation? Did tort reform actually improve access to health care or reduce defensive medicine? Both sides in the debate have strong opinions about these matters, but their positions are mostly talking points or are based on anecdotes. Medical Malpractice Litigation provides factual answers to these and other questions about the performance of the med mal system. The authors, all experts in the field and from across the political spectrum, provide an accessible, fact-based response to the questions ordinary Americans and policymakers have about the performance of the med mal litigation system.
Materials on Tort Reform
Materials on Tort Reform - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Materials on Tort Reform write by Andrew Popper. This book was released on 2017. Materials on Tort Reform available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Softbound - New, softbound print book.
Tort Reform
Tort Reform - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tort Reform write by Paul Ruschmann. This book was released on 2005. Tort Reform available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines both sides of the current tort reform debate: should courts reduce the scope of defendants' liability to avoid economic decline, or would that change simply enrich large corporations at the expense of average Americans?
Tort Reform by Contract
Tort Reform by Contract - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tort Reform by Contract write by Paul H. Rubin. This book was released on 1993. Tort Reform by Contract available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The author argues that there is a current crisis in tort law and advocates that a return to a more widespread use of contracts in three areas - product liability, medical malpractice, and some aspects of automobile accidents. Such contracts, he suggests, should be allowed by the courts.
Tort Reform, Plaintiffs' Lawyers, and Access to Justice
Tort Reform, Plaintiffs' Lawyers, and Access to Justice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tort Reform, Plaintiffs' Lawyers, and Access to Justice write by Stephen Daniels. This book was released on 2015-06-05. Tort Reform, Plaintiffs' Lawyers, and Access to Justice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tort reform is a favorite cause for many business leaders and right-leaning politicians, who contend that out-of-control lawsuits throttle growth and inflate costs, particularly in healthcare. Less is said about how such reforms might affect the ability of individuals to recover damages for injuries suffered through another party's negligence. On that count, Texas--where efforts at tort reform have been energetic and successful--provides an opportunity to appraise the outcome for plaintiffs and their lawyers, an opportunity that Stephen Daniels and Joanne Martin take full advantage of in this timely and provocative work. Because much of the action on tort reform takes place on the state level, a look at the experience of Texas, a large and important state with a very active plaintiff's bar, is especially instructive. Plaintiffs' lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, collecting compensation for themselves as a percentage only if they win. Reduce lawyers' ability to use contingency fees as compensation, as tort reform inevitably does, and you reduce their economic incentive to do this work. Daniels and Martin’s study bears this out. Drawing on over 20 years of research, extensive surveys and interviews, the authors explore the impact the tort reform movement in Texas has had on the ability of plaintiffs to obtain judgments--in short on private citizens' meaningful access to the full power of the law. In the course of their analysis, the authors explain the history and economics behind the workings of the plaintiffs’ bar. They explore how lawyers select cases and clients, as well as the referral process that moves cases among lawyers and allows for specialization. They also examine the effects of medical malpractice reforms on plaintiffs' lawyers--reforms that often close the courthouse doors to certain types of people--tort reform's "hidden victims." Plaintiffs' lawyers are the civil justice system's gatekeepers, providing meaningful access to the rights the law provides. Daniels and Martin’s thorough and fair-minded work offers a unique and sobering perspective on how tort reform can curtail this access--and thus, the legal rights of American citizens.
