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and liability for some public properties. Underwood's bill, which was drafted in part by Charleston lawyers Lee Feinberg and GeorgeCarenbauer, would cap most non-economic loss awards at $1 million or less and most punitive damages... Published: Thursday, January 22, 1998 Words: 504
awards have wrongly hurt people. "We need to curb this, to curb the runaway greed that governs the system right now," said GeorgeCarenbauer, a Charleston lawyer and chief lobbyist for the bill. The punitive damages awarded Tudor represent... Published: Sunday, January 25, 1998 Words: 2430
IN LARRY MESSINA'S July 18 article about a liability reform study, he said tort reforms do not reduce liability costs. Messina bases his conclusion on results of a study of liability costs in various states that was commissioned by... Published: Friday, August 13, 1999 Words: 760
these tragedies destroy not only the victim, but their family and friends as well. Having read Lawrence Messina's article on the tortreform campaign on Feb. 9, I felt compelled to respond, pointing out the human side of the issue that... Published: Friday, March 01, 1996 Words: 759
WHEN GAZETTE staff writer Lawrence Messina wrote about a study that insurance costs had not declined in states that passed so-called tort "reform" legislation, I knew it wouldn't be long before Cheryl Carlson wrote in with the insurance... Published: Friday, August 27, 1999 Words: 697
Wallace was right - not a dime's worth of difference. But on Saturday, Clinton ups and announces that he will veto the so-called tortreform passed by House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his little Newtists as part of the Contract On America.... Published: Saturday, March 23, 1996 Words: 836
it had to be settled by the Texas Supreme Court (whose members were elected with heavy cash donations from Texans for TortReform) on account of "the sovereignty of the state of Texas." Tigar, an old civil-rights lawyer, rose to announce... Published: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 Words: 982
no evidence of onerous litigation. The tortfeasors lobby strikes out again. The mythic trilogy is rounded out by the American TortReform Association. ATRA, a group of trade associations and businesses, features George McGovern in a... Published: Monday, March 20, 1995 Words: 620
And listen to House Minority Leader Bob Ashley, R-Roane: "I wish we had more things out on the table at this point." Lobbyist GeorgeCarenbauer compared the process to baking a dozen cookies. "You put them in the oven for 10 minutes.... Published: Monday, February 16, 1998 Words: 1064
an industry group, joins a growing number of court rulings from around the country in questioning the worth of so-called "tortreform" measures. The study, released last week, examines how the ISO gauged insurance rates for a wide range... Published: Sunday, July 18, 1999 Words: 666
