Quick Questions and Answers
Whenever I discuss tort reform with nonlawyers, I always hear the same questions. So, I figured that those must be common questions, and I've decided to make a Q&A category with quick answers to those questions, along with links to more detailed answers.
The Q&A section would be a great place to point your friends.
What do the Letters T O R T stand for? is it a
Achronym?
Posted by: Millet DeAngles | November 08, 2004 at 02:05 PM
Is mediation a means by which medical malpractice laws should be reformed?
Zach
Posted by: Zach | July 05, 2005 at 03:27 PM
"Tort" is not an acronym. It comes from the latin word "torquere", which means to twist or wrest aside. Presumably this means that the wrong committed has wrested aside or taken something from the victim of the tort (some right or property).
Posted by: R. Clayton Allen | November 09, 2006 at 12:58 PM
What is the average amount awarded to a plaintiff, who sued the V.A. hospital in washington state for medical negligence?
Posted by: MIchael Moore | July 16, 2007 at 03:05 AM