Welcome
to The Committee for Justice for All, a non-profit
advocacy group dedicated to preserving the right of
people to protect themselves against harm by holding wrongdoers accountable.
On this web site, you
will find articles, studies, reports and
data showing that "tort reform" puts you and
your family at risk by restricting your right to seek
justice in the courts.
"Shortage
of surgeons pinches U.S." - USA Today, Feb. 26,
2008"Study:
Malpractice crisis had little effect on Pa. doctor
supply" - The Associated Press, April 26, 2007"Physician retention appears to be higher" - The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News, Nov. 13, 2006"Local
hospitals reject idea of shortage of obstetricians"
- June 2, 2006"Stealing
from the Poor to Care for the Rich" - NY Times,
Dec. 14, 2005"What Crisis? - GAO: Malpractice Premium Spikes
Don't Force Out Docs" - The Washington Post,
Sept. 16, 2003"Medical
miscalculation creates doctor shortage" -
USAToday, March 4, 2005MORE
"An
Imaginary Crisis" - Texas Observer, Nov. 30,
2007"That Malpractice 'Epidemic'? Legal Analysis Finds That Patients Fare Poorly in Court"
- Washington Post, May 8, 2007"Hype
outraces facts in malpractice debate" -
USA Today, March 5, 2003"Doctors and insurers say
malpractice awards must be capped. Their diagnosis may be
wrong," U.S. News & World Report,
June 30, 2003"Malpractice crisis? Who says there's a malpractice
crisis?" - The Times Leader,
Wilkes-Barre, June 24, 2004"Numbers
disputed in debate over caps" - Harrisburg
Patriot-News, March 7, 2004MORE
"The
downside of tort reform" - Medical Economics,
June 6, 2008"Incredible
lawsuit tales" - Houston Chronicle, Nov. 25,
2007"Texas
trial judges see healthy system" - San Antonio
Express-News, Nov. 10, 2007 Read
entire Baylor Law Review article "'Frivolous'
malpractice lawsuits uncommon: study"
- Reuters, May 10, 2006"The
infamous coffee spill" - The
facts about the hot-coffee suit
against McDonald's, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 18,
2004
"Hey,
is there a good reason in the house?" - Dave
Iseman, The
Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Oct. 8, 2004"Bestowing
the First Chucklehead Award: Don't
blame poor Stella for loony litigation, whether
it's factual or fiction " -
Ventura County Star, Dec. 18, 2004
"The Ten Worst Insurance
Companies In America: How They Raise Premiums, Deny Claims, and Refuse Insurance
to Those Who Need It Most" - July 2008"Pattern
of Greed 2007: How Insurance Companies Put Profits Over
Policyholders" - American Association for
Justice (Adobe PDF Format)"New Data Confirms That Doctors Were Price-Gouged
by the Insurance Industry During This Decade"
- Americans for Insurance Reform, March 29, 2007 - Press Release
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Full Report "Earnings for Insurers Are Soaring"
- NY Times, Oct. MORE
"State's
Tort Reform Makes Lawyers Wary of Taking on
Patients" - NY Times, Dec. 18, 2010"South Florida malpractice victims have fewer
options" - July 27, 2008"Lacking
lawyers, justice is denied" - LA Times, Dec.
29, 2007"Baby, I Lied: Rural Texas is still waiting for the doctors tort reform was supposed to deliver." - Texas Observer, October 19, 2007"Malpractice
caps limit care" - Albuquerque Lawyer, May 10,
2006 "Hurt?
Injured? Need a Lawyer? Too Bad!" - Texas
Monthly, December 2005"Smoking
Gun: Nation’s Largest Medical Malpractice Insurer Declares Caps on Damages Don’t
Work" - Foundation
for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Oct. 26, 2004"Justice
denied? Few lawyers willing to take Calif. cases because
of cap on damages" - LA Times, Aug. 1, 2004"Damage
cap hits some hard" - LA Times, July 13, 2004MORE
CJA Op-Ed "Many
Patients Unaware of Medical Malpractice" - The
Times Leader, March 8, 2012CJA Op-Ed "Misdiagnosis
on 'liability climate'" - The Times-Tribune,
Nov. 26, 2011Group
Decries Bill's Passage as 'Sad Day for Innocent Victims'
- June 27, 2011VIDEO
"Documentary
Gives Hot Issue Caffeinated Jolt" - NY Times,
June 24, 2011
Visit
"Hot Coffee" movie web site
"Medical
Malpractice Cases Continue to Decline Statewide"
- The Times-Tribune, May 26, 2011CJA Op-Ed "Health-Care
System Misdiagnoses Problem, Prescribes Wrong
Solution" - The Citizens' Voice, March 15, 2011"State's
Tort Reform Makes Lawyers Wary of Taking on
Patients" - NY Times, Dec. 18, 2010"Doctors
Still Fear Malpractice Suits, Despite Tort Reform"
- Medical News Today, Dec. 16, 2010CJA Op-Ed "Dangerous
Times Call for Campaign Against Tort Reform" -
The Times Leader, Nov. 13, 2010"Hospital
Care Fatal for Some Medicare Patients" - USA
Today, Nov. 16, 2011CJA Op-Ed "Will
corporate greed once again supersede safety?" -
Times Leader, June 16, 2010CJA PRESIDENT DAVID
FALLK TESTIFIES ON CAPITOL HILL Read
the Testimony | View
the Powerpoint CJA Op-Ed "Profit-hungry
companies gambling with people's lives" - The
Times Leader, Feb. 17, 2010"Malpractice not to blame for rising health costs, panel says"
- McClatchy Newspapers, Oct. 7, 2009"Medical Malpractice Insurers’ Profits Higher Than Nearly All Fortune 500 Companies"
- Washington Independent, Oct. 7, 2009"The
Truth About Malpractice Lawsuits" - Business
Week, Sept. 16, 2009"Made
in America: Corporate Gall" - CBS News, Dec.
20, 2008MORE
CJA Op-Ed "Health-Care
System Misdiagnoses Problem, Prescribes Wrong
Solution" - The Citizens' Voice, March 15, 2011CJA Op-Ed "Dangerous
Times Call for Campaign Against Tort Reform" -
The Times Leader, Nov. 13, 2010CJA Op-Ed "Will
corporate greed once again supersede safety?" -
Times Leader, June 16, 2010CJA Op-Ed "Profit-hungry
companies gambling with people's lives" - The
Times Leader, Feb. 17, 2010CJA Op-Ed "Government
intervention raises constitutional questions" -
The Times Leader, Sept. 18, 2009CJA Op-Ed "Lawyers
to rescue" - The Times-Tribune, Dec. 7, 2009CJA Op-Ed "Lost
opportunity, lost lives, lost decade" - The
Citizens' Voice, June 17, 2009CJA Op-Ed "New
efforts under way to boost patient safety" -
The Times Leader, March 13, 2009MORE
Mr.
Fancy Pants - YouTube video puts "tort
reform" into perspective - July 2007"The
Right Wing's Drive for 'Tort Reform'" - the
Nation, October 2004"The
Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law" -
Commonweal Institute, October 2003Corporate Astroturf and Civil Justice: The Corporations Behind “Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse”
- March 2003"Dominance
on GOP Agenda" - LA Times, Feb. 2, 2005"The
Real Goal of Tort Reform" - Baltimore
Chronicle, Dec. 17, 2004"Look Who's Behind 'Tort
Reform'"
- The Nation, October 24, 2004MORE
Patient
Safety - By the Numbers A
Guide for Patients: How to Ensure Your Own Safety "Hospital
Care Fatal for Some Medicare Patients" - USA
Today, Nov. 16, 2011"Hospital
infections killed 48,000, report shows" -
MSNBC, Feb, 22, 2010"Weak Oversight Lets Bad Hospitals Stay Open"
- NY Times, Dec. 8, 2008"Surgical errors cost $1.5 billion a year"
- UPI, July 30, 2008"Reducing
medical errors cost-effective" - UPI, July 18,
2008CJA Op-Ed "Top
10 Tips to Get Out of the Hospital Alive" - The
Citizens' Voice, July 25, 2008"Medicine Mix-Ups Harm Hospitalized Kids"
- Associated Press, April 7, 2008MORE
Group
claims there's no explosion in malpractice
lawsuits" - Numbers show huge drop in lawsuits,
verdicts, The
Citizens' Voice, Oct. 9, 2004Main
story | Sidebar
Malpractice lawsuits took big fall in 2003" -
The Tribune, Scranton, Pa., March 19, 2004. Read
Other Coverage from Around Pa.
"In
Malpractice Trials, Juries Rarely Have Last Word: Large
Awards Grab Attention, But Aren't Paid Out" -
Wall Street Journal, November 30, 2004MORE
