Lawyers respond to the US Tort Costs study

The response to the Tillinghast Tort Costs study by plaintiff and defence lawyers in the US was predictable. “This report once again demonstrates the price every American pays for an out-of-control civil justice system that increases the costs of goods and services, impedes access to health care, and stifles state economies,” said Sherman Joyce, president of the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). “Without additional reforms at both the state and federal levels, we will continue to see this trend of constantly increasing tort costs.”