Tort reform proponents foresee action in 2005; Bush expected to push for civil justice reform legislation.(News)(George W. Bush)

Business Insurance, January, 2005 by Hofmann, Mark A.

Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Tort reform advocates say President Bush's recent call to Congress to put civil justice reform high on its legislative agenda may have given them the boost they need to turn long-stalled proposed legislation into law. On at least three occasions in less than a week late last month, the president called for tort reforms, sometimes outlining specific measures.

Tort reform was a key topic at the White House economic summit, with the president going so far as to participate in a panel discussion of the issues. At one point, the president said that "tort costs are far higher than in any other major industrialized nation.'' At another point in the conference, he called legal reform a "cornerstone'' of any good economic...

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