What kind of tort reform would you like to see put in place then doc? A cap on jury awards?

Under the appeals process, that pretty much happens now. Almost NEVER is the full amount awarded by a jury during a malpractice case payed in full.

Case in point is the infamous 'McDonald's hot coffee award'... where the woman supposedly got 4 million dollars from spilling hot coffee on herself. She ended up with a lot of medical bills and about $20,000 when all was said and done.

By capping award amounts you take away the very safeguards that the Tort system was designed to provide.

The whole 'frivilous lawsuit' wingnut bullsh!t is just that too! If the lawsuit truly IS frivolous... it gets thrown out before it even makes it to trial.

The one thing I could support is capping attorney's fees at billable hours plus 25% of any award... instead of the more than 40% that it's at now if it goes to trial.