The term "tort reform" is a term coined by insurance companies and big business. While there are some exceptions to the rule, generally, tort "reform" is only beneficial to the insurance companies and big corporations. It's usually HORRIBLE for the consumer/average person.

Tort reform is aimed at civil lawsuits. Of these lawsuits, personal injury and medical malpractice are most affected by tort reform legislation. Issues addressed through tort reform include requiring the loser of a case to pay for the winner's legal fees, keeping supposedly frivolous suits out of court, and putting limits on certain types of compensation. But it is not cut and dry. There are pros and cons to almost every area of tort reform.

Recent tort reform legislation passed in certain states attempts to put caps on payouts for civil lawsuits, filter certain cases viewed as "frivolous," and make the loser of a lawsuit pay the legal fees of the winner. The law article below discusses tort reform. Tort reform mostly targets and affects personal injury law and medical malpractice.

Tort reform is legislation that puts certain limitations on civil lawsuits. A number of legislation was recently passed regarding tort reform including amendments that requiring the loser of a case to pay for the winner's legal fees, keeping supposedly frivolous suits out of court, and putting limits on certain types of compensation. The law article below describes the various types of tort reform. These laws can have both positive and negative outcomes and the subject of tort reform can prove highly controversial among certain people and organizations.

Good Eats - 1999 Tort--- illa Reform 10-1 was released on:

USA: 3 May 2006