The Committee for Justice for All - Fighting for the People's Rights

Welcome to The Committee for Justice for All, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to preserving the right of people to protect themselves against harm by holding wrongdoers accountable. On this web site, you will find articles, studies, reports and data showing that "tort reform" puts you and your family at risk by restricting your right to seek justice in the courts.

Mythbuster: Two Dozen Things Your Doctor Won't Tell You About "Tort Reform" - Comprehensive overview of myths vs. facts.
"Rendell: Medical malpractice crisis is over" - Oct. 25, 2007
"Medical Malpractice Litigation in Pennsylvania" - PA Bar Association, May 2006
"Insurance 'Crisis' Officially Over - Medical Malpractice Rates Have Been Stable for a Year" - Americans for Insurance Reform, February 2006
"Hurt? Injured? Need a Lawyer? Too Bad!" - Texas Monthly, December 2005
"Injustice in the Wake of the False Promise of Tort Reform" - Attorney Michael J. Foley, Scranton, Pa.
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"Shortage of surgeons pinches U.S." - USA Today, Feb. 26, 2008
"Study: Malpractice crisis had little effect on Pa. doctor supply" - The Associated Press, April 26, 2007
"Physician retention appears to be higher" - The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News, Nov. 13, 2006
"Local hospitals reject idea of shortage of obstetricians" - June 2, 2006
"Stealing from the Poor to Care for the Rich" - NY Times, Dec. 14, 2005
"What Crisis? - GAO: Malpractice Premium Spikes Don't Force Out Docs" - The Washington Post, Sept. 16, 2003
"Medical miscalculation creates doctor shortage" - USAToday, March 4, 2005
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"An Imaginary Crisis" - Texas Observer, Nov. 30, 2007
"That Malpractice 'Epidemic'? Legal Analysis Finds That Patients Fare Poorly in Court" - Washington Post, May 8, 2007
"Hype outraces facts in malpractice debate" - USA Today, March 5, 2003
"Doctors and insurers say malpractice awards must be capped. Their diagnosis may be wrong," U.S. News & World Report, June 30, 2003
"Malpractice crisis? Who says there's a malpractice crisis?" - The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, June 24, 2004
"Numbers disputed in debate over caps" - Harrisburg Patriot-News, March 7, 2004
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"The downside of tort reform" - Medical Economics, June 6, 2008
"Incredible lawsuit tales" - Houston Chronicle, Nov. 25, 2007
"Texas trial judges see healthy system" - San Antonio Express-News, Nov. 10, 2007 Read entire Baylor Law Review article
"'Frivolous' malpractice lawsuits uncommon: study" - Reuters, May 10, 2006
"The infamous coffee spill" - The facts about the hot-coffee suit against McDonald's, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 18, 2004
"Hey, is there a good reason in the house?" - Dave Iseman, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Oct. 8, 2004
"Bestowing the First Chucklehead Award: Don't blame poor Stella for loony litigation, whether it's factual or fiction" - Ventura County Star, Dec. 18, 2004

"The Ten Worst Insurance Companies In America: How They Raise Premiums, Deny Claims, and Refuse Insurance to Those Who Need It Most" - July 2008
"Pattern of Greed 2007: How Insurance Companies Put Profits Over Policyholders" - American Association for Justice (Adobe PDF Format)
"New Data Confirms That Doctors Were Price-Gouged by the Insurance Industry During This Decade" - Americans for Insurance Reform, March 29, 2007 - Press Release | Full Report
"Earnings for Insurers Are Soaring" - NY Times, Oct.
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CJA Op-Ed "Will corporate greed once again supersede safety?" - Times Leader, June 16, 2010
CJA PRESIDENT DAVID FALLK TESTIFIES ON CAPITOL HILL - Read the Testimony | View the Powerpoint
CJA Op-Ed "Profit-hungry companies gambling with people's lives" - The Times Leader, Feb. 17, 2010
"Malpractice not to blame for rising health costs, panel says" - McClatchy Newspapers, Oct. 7, 2009
"Medical Malpractice Insurers’ Profits Higher Than Nearly All Fortune 500 Companies" - Washington Independent, Oct. 7, 2009
"The Truth About Malpractice Lawsuits" - Business Week, Sept. 16, 2009
"Made in America: Corporate Gall" - CBS News, Dec. 20, 2008
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CJA Op-Ed "Will corporate greed once again supersede safety?" - Times Leader, June 16, 2010
CJA Op-Ed "Profit-hungry companies gambling with people's lives" - The Times Leader, Feb. 17, 2010
CJA Op-Ed "Government intervention raises constitutional questions" - The Times Leader, Sept. 18, 2009
CJA Op-Ed "Lawyers to rescue" - The Times-Tribune, Dec. 7, 2009
CJA Op-Ed "Lost opportunity, lost lives, lost decade" - The Citizens' Voice, June 17, 2009
CJA Op-Ed "New efforts under way to boost patient safety" - The Times Leader, March 13, 2009
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Mr. Fancy Pants - YouTube video puts "tort reform" into perspective - July 2007
"The Right Wing's Drive for 'Tort Reform'" - the Nation, October 2004
"The Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law" - Commonweal Institute, October 2003
Corporate Astroturf and Civil Justice: The Corporations Behind “Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse” - March 2003
"Dominance on GOP Agenda" - LA Times, Feb. 2, 2005
"The Real Goal of Tort Reform" - Baltimore Chronicle, Dec. 17, 2004
"Look Who's Behind 'Tort Reform'" - The Nation, October 24, 2004
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Patient Safety - By the Numbers
A Guide for Patients: How to Ensure Your Own Safety
"Hospital infections killed 48,000, report shows" - MSNBC, Feb, 22, 2010
"Weak Oversight Lets Bad Hospitals Stay Open" - NY Times, Dec. 8, 2008
"Surgical errors cost $1.5 billion a year" - UPI, July 30, 2008
"Reducing medical errors cost-effective" - UPI, July 18, 2008
CJA Op-Ed "Top 10 Tips to Get Out of the Hospital Alive" - The Citizens' Voice, July 25, 2008
"Medicine Mix-Ups Harm Hospitalized Kids" - Associated Press, April 7, 2008
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"Group claims there's no explosion in malpractice lawsuits" - Numbers show huge drop in lawsuits, verdicts, The Citizens' Voice, Oct. 9, 2004
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"Malpractice lawsuits took big fall in 2003" - The Tribune, Scranton, Pa., March 19, 2004. Read Other Coverage from Around Pa.
"In Malpractice Trials, Juries Rarely Have Last Word: Large Awards Grab Attention, But Aren't Paid Out" - Wall Street Journal, November 30, 2004
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"South Florida malpractice victims have fewer options" - July 27, 2008
"Lacking lawyers, justice is denied" - LA Times, Dec. 29, 2007
"Baby, I Lied: Rural Texas is still waiting for the doctors tort reform was supposed to deliver." - Texas Observer, October 19, 2007
"Malpractice caps limit care" - Albuquerque Lawyer, May 10, 2006
"Hurt? Injured? Need a Lawyer? Too Bad!" - Texas Monthly, December 2005
"Smoking Gun: Nation’s Largest Medical Malpractice Insurer Declares Caps on Damages Don’t Work" - Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Oct. 26, 2004
"Justice denied? Few lawyers willing to take Calif. cases because of cap on damages" - LA Times, Aug. 1, 2004
"Damage cap hits some hard" - LA Times, July 13, 2004
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