By Matthew Boyle - The Daily Caller Published: 3:18 AM 12/16/2010R
Incoming House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, Texas Republican, is likely to push in the next Congress for tort reform, or a crackdown on civil lawyers’ abuse of the legal system for their own financial gain.
Smith will start the 112th Congress with hearings on issues including tort reform and medical malpractice reform, both of which have been primary focuses of his time in Congress.
American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) spokesman Darren McKinney said he doubts House Republicans will be able to pass any sweeping reform of the legal system in the next two years, though. McKinney told The Daily Caller he expects more action on tort reform to take place at the state level in the near future, though he believes the GOP will be pushing it as a topic of debate on the national level.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/12/16/tort-reform-advocates-see-next-congress-as-starting-block-look-to-2012-for-more-federal-changes/#ixzz18HLC8aJV
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