Monday, February 14, 2005
Lawsuit limits not just for doctors
When Republicans talk about the need for new limits on injury lawsuits, doctors typically are out front - literally and in their white coats, as well as rhetorically.
But some Democrats suggest the doctors are only a front - sympathetic faces that mask the true effect of the legislation.
What Republicans call "tort reform" would apply to more than medical malpractice cases. The proposed restrictions also would apply to such things as car accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, dog bites, property damage, defamation, wrongful death and product liability cases - be they against tobacco companies, pharmaceutical makers or local mom-and-pop retailers.
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When Republicans talk about the need for new limits on injury lawsuits, doctors typically are out front - literally and in their white coats, as well as rhetorically.
But some Democrats suggest the doctors are only a front - sympathetic faces that mask the true effect of the legislation.
What Republicans call "tort reform" would apply to more than medical malpractice cases. The proposed restrictions also would apply to such things as car accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, dog bites, property damage, defamation, wrongful death and product liability cases - be they against tobacco companies, pharmaceutical makers or local mom-and-pop retailers.
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