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Thursday, March 30 2006 @ 03:40 PM EST Contributed by: James Views: 786
Our school (Univ. of Nebraska) newspaper covered the recent debate about tort reform in Illinois and Missouri. I noticed the article and thought I'd drop you a quick note that we have done some business surveys here in Nebraska that show that tort reform is not among the top "cost-of-doing business" priorities of businesspeople. So, why does it always seem to be for the U.S. Chamber? Anyway, in case it would be of interest, we have two sets of survey results in our publication Business In Nebraska, which is posted at our website www.bbr.unl.edu.
Regards,
Eric Thompson
Director
Bureau of Business Research
Department of Economics
College of Business Administration
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0406
Telephone: 402-472-3318
FAX: 402-472-9700
ethompson2@unl.edu
Wednesday, March 15 2006 @ 10:23 AM EST Contributed by: James Views: 591
In response to Philip K. Howard's Feb. 28 Letter to the Editor, I write to clarify the position that the American Bar Association has taken with respect to what proponents call "health courts." The association has long supported the use of alternatives to litigation for resolution of medical malpractice cases when such alternatives are entered into on a voluntary basis after a dispute has arisen. The policy adopted by the ABA at its recent midyear meeting opposes the creation of mandatory health courts that would deny patients injured by medical negligence their right to request a trial by jury and their right to receive full compensation for their injuries. The recommendation on "health courts" passed overwhelmingly by a voice vote in the 547-member ABA House, which is the policy-making body of the association. And despite Mr. Howard's statement to the contrary, the ABA Health Law Section of the ABA took no position on the recommendation. Two members of the Health Law Section (who would eventually vote against the recommendation), speaking as individuals and not for the section, addressed the ABA House of Delegates to ask that the vote on the recommendation be postponed pending further study.
As we try to find common ground, we must make sure we protect those severely hurt because of the negligence of others. The ABA welcomes further dialogue on this important issue.
Michael S. Greco
President
American Bar Association
Washington
