Select Tort Reform Summary State by State Since 1986

An article published on Need to Know on PBS on changes to the medical malpractice system, included a table that summarized selected tort reforms enacted since 1986 and which states have enacted them. The reforms that it included are:

• Modify Joint-and-Several Liability
• Modify the Collateral-Source Rule
• Limit Noneconomic Damages
• Limit Punitive Damages

Click here to read the article and view the table: Prescriptive policies for medical malpractice.