Growing attention focused on impact of tort reforms.

National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition, April, 1995 by Brostoff, Steven

Even defense attorneys support some form of tort reform, whether just products liability or a broader reform effort, to restore the public's faith in the fairness of the civil justice system. The US Senate is currently considering tort reform proposals and the effort is supported by the Lawyers for Civil Justice who encourage punitive damage reform in addition to joint and several liability reform. The reform effort could increase insurance companies' business by reducing the risk of product liability damages.

WASHINGTON - With the United States Senate scheduled to take up tort reform this week, lawyers representing defendants are saying that reform is necessary to maintain the public's faith in the civil justice system.

Leaders of four defense attorney...