Only Trial lawyers benefit from not reforming tort laws. They receive an average of 33% of settlements they get for their clients. They take this money and donate millions of dollars to democratic candidates. The politicians wont touch tort reform in fear of losing the money.
Some states, like Texas, already are saving millions of dollars by placing caps on medical malpractice settlements. Many doctors, especially OB/GYN, can hardly afford the insurance to cover them for malpractice. This resulted in less OB/GYN's. Tort reform will keep the cost of doctor's insurance down, and enable them to treat patients in the manner which best suits the patients needs.
There's people in this country who have a plan...sue someone, anyone, and make that big money. Doctors are a regular target for these people. The trial lawyers are flush with money, just watch TV and see how many commercials there are for lawyers. In this recession, they do not seem to have been affected one bit.
