http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2005/01/tort_reformposn.html There is a movement afoot, assisted by the strengthening of Republican control over Congress, to impose federal limits on tort litigation, particularly medical malpractice; premiums for malpractice insurance have soared in the last two years and physicians are protesting vigorously.... en-us http://www.pointoflaw.com/archives/000874.php At the Becker-Posner Blog, this week's topic is liability reform (Posner first, then Becker). Without seeking to respond to all of their views, some of which come across as persuasive and others as highly idiosyncratic, it is noteworthy that in... http://www.theseventhage.com/archives/2005/01/tort_reform.html If you are interested in the ins and outs of the issue from lawyers and economists, and want to get beyond the rhetoric, go to the Becker-Posner blog, run by Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker and jurist extraordinaire Richard Posner.... http://patrix.typepad.com/nerves/2005/01/all_tort_no_shi.html Recently I had to visit the emergency room (more on that later) for some not-so-serious stuff. As I waited for the doctor and filled out different forms that would effectively shield the hospital from any legal hassles or allow them http://patrix.typepad.com/nerves/2005/01/all_tort_no_shi.html Recently I had to visit the emergency room (more on that later) for some not-so-serious stuff. As I waited for the doctor and filled out the various different forms that would effectively shield the hospital from any legal hassles or http://www.netlawblog.com/archives/001042.html One of the ways I know blogs are moving from far-out to mainstream: the likes of Judge Richard Posner has one. Thanks to How Appealing for the pointer.... http://www.pejmanesque.com/archives/009140.html The subject of the week at the Becker-Posner blog is tort reform. One would expect Richard Posner to start the conversation on this issue, and so he does: The costs of malpractice premiums are only about 1 percent of total... http://yclipse.typepad.com/mmm/2005/01/posner_misses_o.html Judge Richard Posner offers the following as his proposed better alternative to proposals for caps on damages in medical malpractice cases: A better reform would be to permit, encourage, or even require insurance companies to base malpractice premiums ... http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2005/01/malpractice_ref.html Richard Posner cautions against overstating the benefits of tort reform in health care. It is always important to distinguish between... http://blue-state-red.blogspot.com/2005/01/posner-on-tort-reform.html Judge Posner has a fascinating criticism of tort reform in the federal system. http://www.cleavelin.net/archives/00001532.htm Judge Richard Posner offers up some skeptical thoughts on "tort reform" in medical malpractice cases.