What is wrong with tort reform?
First and foremost, tort reform is wrong because it puts profits over people, and undermines the constitutional right to a trial by jury. Secondly, tort reform is based on unproven allegations and scare tactics purported by those who stand to benefit financially. These unproven allegations and scare tactics include claims that doctors are leaving their practices because they cant afford insurance, that frivolous lawsuits are causing malpractice insurance rates to skyrockets, that limiting the lawsuits by injured patients will solve the problem of skyrocketing malpractice insurance rates, that jury awards are out of control, and that limits malpractice lawsuits will make health care more affordable for patients. For easy to read commentary exposing the falsity of these claims and the harm of tort reform, we recommend the Center for Justice and Democracy website and the People Over Profits website.
