Comments on: Giuliani speaks on litigation reform at Chamber summit

By: Healthcare Update — 11-12-2012 | WhiteCoat's Call Room

Healthcare Update — 11-12-2012 | WhiteCoat's Call Room — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:01:03 +0000

[…] Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking at US Chamber of Commerce’s Legal Reform Summit in Washington, notes that frivolous lawsuits divert resources from critical services such as education, police, fire, (and health care). In one case a man was awarded $70 million after tripping in a pothole and becoming paralyzed … while fleeing from police after committing a crime. Giuliani also noted that “”We’re losing a lot of our best doctors to other states who have now passed tort reform.” Additional coverage at Overlawyered.com […]

By: mike

mike — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:48:00 +0000

Here is a change I would make: slip and fall claims are no longer valid.
(or at a minimum, when outside, or when running, or when fleeing the police)

By: peter

peter — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:48:25 +0000

Examples of changes from the Tort Division Chief
“enact laws that would reduce the interest rate on unpaid settlements held in escrow; limit the city’s liability in cases when the plaintiff is partially at fault; and expand the ability to bypass juries with cases adjudicated by judges”

Google is your friend

By: Ron Miller

Ron Miller — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:12:20 +0000

He had a “settlement” of $70 million that got “reduced” to $4 million. How does that work?

Did he explain why the tort system is unfair and how he would change it?