Consequently, tort reform bills were passed that significantly limit the damages an injured victim can recover from a person or entity that has harmed them. In general, because of tort reform, it’s now harder for injured victims to win lawsuits.
Unfortunately, victims who suffer injuries because of the reckless, negligent conduct of another may face a lifetime of medical issues and a radical decrease in their quality of life, which means tort reform is short-sighted.
Throughout the U.S., one of the most significant areas tort reform has affected is medical malpractice. Though victims injured by medical practitioners may suffer a lifetime of issues rising into the millions of dollars, caps have been set on the damages they’ll be awarded because of tort reform.
While frivolous claims shouldn’t be compensated, legitimate lawsuit awards have declined, and winning fair personal injury claims has become more challenging for individuals who have been wrongful hurt due to the negligence of another person or entity.