The Pros And Cons Of Tort Reform

It has been an ongoing issue since the 1950s, and as seen in the documentary “Hot Coffee”, most people do not know the real meaning of tort reforms. The reason for these proposed changes are based on the facts that people were getting greedy and wanted to make easy and fast money, thus were suing for anything they considered damaging for them. Simultaneously lawyers were taking up this opportunity to make money out of the lawsuits that were filed by their clients. Based on the publication in the Legal Dictionary on tort law (web), juries have tried to make sure that the petitioner gets compensated for the crime committed against them by the other party. Tort reforms have no been welcomed by many as it does not make it easy for complainants
McDonald’s later settled the matter out of court, prior to their appeal’s conclusion, as they were worried that they might have to pay the original amount as was proposed by the jury, and the amount was not disclosed. One of the main areas affected by tort reform is the medical malpractice law. Many states have a cap on damages that victims can claim due to medical malpractice. In the case of the twins, where at birth, Collin suffered from cerebral palsy, which was mainly due to the doctor’s negligence; the parents were not able to get the entire amount for his treatment, which was covered from taxpayers’ money. In this case it can be clearly seen that the amount requested, again like the Liebeck’s case, was to cover for medical and treatment. Tort reform was mainly started by collaboration between major insurance companies and corporations, as they wanted the public to think that the civil justice system was corrupt and their decisions affected the country’s economy and by changing the laws for all cases would limit many personal injury lawsuits and this in turn would then reduce high liability on insurance