The Constitutionality of Medical Malpractice Legislative Reform: A National Survey (original) (raw)

Association developed a plan recommending, among other items, a federal incentive program to encourage state tort reforms. Under this proposal, states would be given federal grants to help undertake liability reform. Id. 10. Wagner, Liability Insurance Crisis: Coming to Grips With Long Tails and Deep Pockets, 8 ILL. ISSUES 1 (1986). According to the Illinois Coalition on Insurance Crisis, the insurance industry desires changes that will hold down the costs of civil cases, including ceilings on liability awards, limits on contingency fees for plaintiffs' lawyers, and the elimination of joint and several liability. Id. at 5. Organizations supporting limits on damage judgments include the following: