Tort Reform, Auto Insurance and Liability

Written by Melissa Baker on May 17, 2010 – 5:54 pm

In an age when corporations seem to have more and more power over our lives and yet are less and less accountable for the harm they do, tort reform has become a proverbial “hot-button” issue. One one hand, those who push for tort reform which essentially sets limits on what a court can award to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit say that such reform will make business more competitive and lower expenses for consumers. On the other hand, consumer advocates say that limiting court awards and penalties for corporate wrongdoing absolves these companies from accountability even more at a time when big business seem to be running roughshod over society.

What are the rational facts, here? And how would this affect your auto insurance, if at all? Rig

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