Business/Financial Desk
| May 28, 2003, Wednesday
Pressure
Increases For Tighter Limits On Injury
Lawsuits
By JONATHAN D. GLATER (NYT) 1594
words
Late Edition - Final , Section A ,
Page 1 , Column 6
ABSTRACT
- Insurers and other companies step up
efforts to get states to restrict medical
malpractice lawsuits and other kinds of
personal injury suits, arguing that legal
costs and big jury awards are overwhelming
them; bills are pending in more than twenty
states, with measures approved in 11; map;
intense lobbying also continues in Congress
for broad litigation relief; trial lawyers
organize advertising counterattacks in New
York, Pennsylvania and Florida (M) Arguing
that legal costs and big jury awards are
overwhelming them, insurance companies and
other businesses have stepped up efforts in
the states to restrict medical malpractice
lawsuits and other kinds of personal injury
suits.
Bills are now pending in more than 20
states, and lawmakers have approved measures
in at least 11 more states this year, as
tracked by proponents of the lawsuit
restrictions. The bills aim to limit awards
for pain and suffering, reduce the amount of
money that defendants must pay to appeal a
decision and apportion liability for damages
based on a defendant's share of any blame.
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