Eric Ries

There is much that public policy can do to support American entrepreneurs. Health insurance reform will make it easier for entrepreneurs to take a chance on a new business without putting their family's health at risk. Tort reform will make it easier to take prudent risks on new products in a number of sectors.

American Businessman

Elaine Chao

If we did not have Obamacare, we could've addressed the healthcare crisis in a comprehensive but segmented fashion - meaning that we could have promoted a health savings plan. We could've pushed for tort reform, which added so much more cost to healthcare.

American Politician

Chris Gibson

We need legislation that encourages increased competition and tort reform and combats fraud, waste, and abuse. This would drive down health care costs, provide more 'bottom line' for our small businesses and lead to more private sector job growth.

Bill Bradley

Malpractice tort reform can be something as commonsensical as the establishment of medical courts - similar to bankruptcy or admiralty courts - with special judges to make determinations in cases brought by parties claiming injury.

John Hoeven

If you take a look at Medicare, there are things we could do, not just tort reform but truly reform the whole reimbursement system which will help in terms of reducing costs and creating the right kind of incentives for savings.

Victor Banerjee

I was very fortunate I was able to live at least a few years of my life in the tort of opulent Victorian era. It helps romanticize your view of life.

Indian Actor

For Republicans, tort reform and its health care analogue, malpractice reform, speak to the goal of stronger economic growth and lower costs.

Eric Greitens

Tort reform is important. We need to prevent trial lawyers from killing good jobs.

Richard Thaler

Tort reform is a complicated subject and not a panacea.

American Economist

The word 'tort' is mostly used within legal settings to discuss civil wrongdoings.

Legal Context

Unlike a crime, a tort is a civil breach affecting individuals and not society as a whole.

Civil vs Criminal

Torts can involve non-physical harm, such as damage to one's reputation or emotional well-being.

Intangible Harm

 because they lost his pair of pants. The case went on for two years; I think he's still appealing the case. But the reality is, these crazy cases are relatively rare. They don't usually win. And the total of direct tort cost in this country is about two percent,

Philip Howard: Four ways...

 they run the gauntlet of two worlds they feed underwater but also need to break the tort surface for air