Opinion
North Carolina’s Climate Improves
Rep. Dale Folwell was the primary sponsor of a workers' comp bill that strengthened oversight, adjusted benefit formulas, and increased protection against fraudulent claims.
Opinion
Two Sensible Tort Reforms
North Carolina lawmakers should adopt changes that help guarantee justice for plaintiffs and defendants.
News
Time for Tort Reform in North Carolina?
RALEIGH — North Carolina, like other states, is currently considering important modifications to its Common Law of tort, and especially to that subset of tort known as medical malpractice. This is because malpractice insurance premiums for North Carolina physicians are apparently increasing at a rapid rate, which allegedly imperils the quality of medical care for North Carolinians. Proponents of tort reform insist that such reform is the only way to ensure that quality medical care remains affordable in the Tarheel State. Opponents of tort reform respond that fluctuations in interest rates, and the “insurance cycle” in general, account for premium changes, and that tort reform would imperil the health of North Carolinians by “subsidizing” negligent physicians.
Opinion
Blaming the Docs
Medical malpractice premiums in North Carolina have soared in recent years, discouraging many doctors from living and practicing here. Trial lawyers have an explanation: doctors are simply making more mistakes.
