Category: Legal Reform

Time to End the Asbestos Lottery

National Policy Analysis #478 /
One issue has caused the bankruptcy of over 60 companies and threatens the financial health of hundreds more. It has inspired 600,000 pending lawsuits and is likely to cost Americans well over $200 billion dollars - possibly much more. Corporate ...
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Legal Brief: The Medical Liability Crisis Affects Us All; Stop Me Before I Shoot Up Again; Problems with Class Actions

The Medical Liability Crisis Affects Us All We've just witnessed an unfamiliar phenomenon in the U.S. - strikes by doctors. While such strikes are commonplace in countries with nationalized health systems, they have been rare in the U.S. But unlike ...
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Stop Me Before I Shoot Up Again

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Amanda C. Hagan, 29, is suing seven defendants because she took illegal drugs. Hagan injected herself with heroin and cocaine while involuntarily committed at the Norristown State Hospital. After nurse gave Hagan an anti-depressant, she suffered a drug overdose, was ...
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Legal Brief: Striking a Deal on Asbestos; Tobacco Lawsuit Ends in Jail Time for Plaintiff; Thanks in Part to Lawsuits, Millions Lack Health Insurance

Striking a Deal on Asbestos Among conservatives, there is perhaps no senior figure in Washington more associated with compromise than Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Considered a strong conservative by liberals, Hatch frustrates conservatives. He's supported federal health care, anti-gun measures ...
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Legal Brief: Lawsuit Lotto Reaches Burned Ruin of R.I. Nightclub; Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe, Lawsuits Like This Have Got to Go; Cost of U.S. Civil Liability System

Lawsuit Lotto Reaches Burned Ruin of R.I. Nightclub Crafty attorneys are panning for gold among the ashes of The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. That is where indoor fireworks at a Great White concert set a bar ablaze ...
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Striking a Deal on Asbestos

National Policy Analysis #467 /
Among conservatives, there is perhaps no senior figure in Washington more associated with compromise than Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Considered a strong conservative by liberals, Hatch frustrates conservatives. He's supported federal health care, anti-gun measures and the legal destruction of ...
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First Amendment Protects Barking But Not Commercial Speech?; Bingo with a Twist; Doctors Flee Pennsylvania

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Legal Reform: First Amendment Protects Barking, But Not Commercial Speech?An Ohio state appeals court has dismissed a case against a man who barked at a police dog that barked at him first. The city had charged the man with dog ...
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Lawyers in Your Medicine Cabinet May Keep Needed Drugs Out; It’s Miller Time; Put Your Money Where Your Case Is; That’s More than Plumbers Get; What Good Is Health Insurance Without Doctors?

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Legal Reform: Lawyers in Your Medicine Cabinet May Keep Needed Drugs Out The growing litigation crisis is harming our health. Case in point: Class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug side effects. At first glance, this may seem ...
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Philip Morris and the Price Case, Lawsuits Against Pharmacuetical Companies, More

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The growing litigation crisis is harming our health. Case in point: Class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug side effects. At first glance, this may seem to be an issue of little concern. Most drug makers have deep ...
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Legal Reform: Another Way to Boost the Economy; You Can Lead a Plaintiff to Water, But You Can’t Make Him Drink; Take It To Castro; Costs of the Tort System

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Legal Reform: Another Way to Boost the Economy President Bush need not pin all his economic hopes on a $726 billion tax cut. There's another option: legal reform. Market analysts say solving the legal liability crisis could make the President's ...
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