What is tort reform?

A: "Tort reform" refers to laws that have been enacted in Texas, Oklahoma and elsewhere to protect doctors, pharmacists, hospitals and large corporations from being held accountable for their carelessness. So called "tort reform" has taken away the power of judges and juries to make decisions in medical malpractice and other tort cases. Oftentimes, persons who suffer a catastrophic injury or wrongful death of a loved one are the ones most hurt by "tort reform". In states that have enacted harsh "tort reform", like Texas, many legitimate cases are not pursued because of the legal obstacles that have been put in place to restrict patients' ability to hold their healthcare providers responsible for careless mistakes that seriously injure and kill innocent people.

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