Arguments Against Tort Reform
Individual Assignment
MBA 502C Business Law
Tort Reform
Like many legal issues, the mentioning of tort reform has the ability to stir up controversial debates. Tort reform addresses civil lawsuits of various degrees such as medical malpractice, automobile accidents, and personal injury. Therefore supporters of tort reform seek to ensure laws are changed that limits the amount of damage recovered. Those who are against tort reform believe their Constitutional rights are violated.
Dan Zegart
The article written by Dan Zegart exposes the reader to the distraught tort reform has on those suffering from civil lawsuits that do not make it to court. Such as the case of Jacqueline Smith who’s mother was raped in a nursing home. Cases such …show more content…
Along with that, reducing the amount a person may be compensated and removing the jury from hearing cases help strengthen Zegart’s position. Diving further into the goal of civil liability would have possibly made the article much stronger. Companies and doctors should be held accountable and paying for the cost of damage is only fair. When there is a fear of negative consequences, such as civil lawsuits, it helps regulate the quality put into making products and quality of care …show more content…
Not a bad way to end the article, however, this paragraph could have contained given the reader a little more. Additionally, the use of maps and charts are helpful but it began to feel like overkill. It doesn’t take tons of illustrations to drive a point home. Lastly, the article did not provide any stories that demonstrated the effectiveness of tort reform. There was a mention of punitive damages attached to the O.J. Simpson case but the reader was left with nothing compelling to tie in the reference. Whether pro-reform or pro anything, using real stories helps the reader connect
MBA 502C Business Law
Tort Reform
Like many legal issues, the mentioning of tort reform has the ability to stir up controversial debates. Tort reform addresses civil lawsuits of various degrees such as medical malpractice, automobile accidents, and personal injury. Therefore supporters of tort reform seek to ensure laws are changed that limits the amount of damage recovered. Those who are against tort reform believe their Constitutional rights are violated.
Dan Zegart
The article written by Dan Zegart exposes the reader to the distraught tort reform has on those suffering from civil lawsuits that do not make it to court. Such as the case of Jacqueline Smith who’s mother was raped in a nursing home. Cases such …show more content…
Along with that, reducing the amount a person may be compensated and removing the jury from hearing cases help strengthen Zegart’s position. Diving further into the goal of civil liability would have possibly made the article much stronger. Companies and doctors should be held accountable and paying for the cost of damage is only fair. When there is a fear of negative consequences, such as civil lawsuits, it helps regulate the quality put into making products and quality of care …show more content…
Not a bad way to end the article, however, this paragraph could have contained given the reader a little more. Additionally, the use of maps and charts are helpful but it began to feel like overkill. It doesn’t take tons of illustrations to drive a point home. Lastly, the article did not provide any stories that demonstrated the effectiveness of tort reform. There was a mention of punitive damages attached to the O.J. Simpson case but the reader was left with nothing compelling to tie in the reference. Whether pro-reform or pro anything, using real stories helps the reader connect