ABSTRACT
The article cites reasons for the failure of tort reform in Florida. It discusses the proposed goals of the tort reform system and the legislature’s methods to accomplish those goals. Tort reform methods for limiting medical malpractice insurance premium lawsuits include statutory presuit process, the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan, limitation of recovery against state-run hospitals, limitation of how much an injured party may recover and cap on noneconomic damages.
Kurzban, Jed; Gallagher, Lauren; Hill, Taylor; and Jaramillo, Camila Torres, Neither Goose Nor Gander: Why Tort Reform Fails All, Florida Bar Journal, 2024, volume 98, issue 5, p 11.
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