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'tort reform'

The Supreme Court responds to legislative discussion on tort reform

The 2013 legislature talked quite a bit about the courts but, in the end, didn't do much to upset the current order of things.
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Asa Hutchinson speaks, calls for the tort reform his nephew killed

Fox 16 has a full report on Asa Hutchinson's appearance today before the Political Animals Club.
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You, too, can participate in survey on the 'tort reform' campaign

We've reported previously that the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is polling members on their thoughts about an initiated constitutional amendment on 'tort reform' since the Arkansas legislature failed to put one on the ballot.

The Chamber of Commerce crusade to curtail lawsuits

Another update today, this one from Stephens Media, on the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce's obsession with closing the doors of the courthouse to damage suits, or at least to meaningful damage awards (thus effectively discouraging all lawsuits.)
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Who needs tort reform? Arkansas matches Texas already

If you can't truth the American Legislative Exchange Council, who can you trust, particularly when the subject is what's good for business?

Will the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce press a 'tort reform' initiative?

I heard yesterday that the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is expected to decide in June whether to mount a petition campaign to put a "tort reform" constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2014.
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High on the hog — and guns — open line

Winners in the Hog Roast. Asa Hutchinson speaks to NRA. Gun nuts argue that open carry now legal in Arkansas.

Legislature today: The final push on tort reform proposals

Constitutional amendments will be discussed by the legislature's state agencies committees today and competing proposals for changes to law governing damage lawsuits ("tort reform") are at the top of the agenda.
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UPDATE: Bill would end nursing home wrongful death lawsuits

The new Republican legislative majority is settling so many scores and catering to so many base interests that it's truly impossible to keep up with them all.

Hmmmm. Tone change on analysis of tort reform

Funny. I wrote yesterday about a sharp analysis of the legal impact of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce's proposed constitutional amendment on "tort reform," which would strip the Arkansas Supreme Court of rule-making authority in damage lawsuits.
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'Tort reform' proposal alters balance of power

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the businesses it represent are pushing hard for a "tort reform" constitutional amendment to overturn the Arkansas Supreme Court's continued insistence that damaged people are entitled to a fair day in court.; Businesses, tired of a level playing field, propose nothing less than a radical reshaping of the balance of government.

Fight begins on 'tort reform'

I reported earlier that Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, with significant input from plaintiffs' lawyers, had gotten the jump on the business lobby by filing a proposed constitutional amendment with several Republican co-sponsors to curb the impact of Arkansas Supreme Court rulings in big damage cases.
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