title: Tort reform recommendations for West Virginia.
abstract: Tort reform is central to resolution of the malpractice issue in West Virginia. This article examines tort law and malpractice as viewed from federal and state levels and compares general liability costs in states. The article also looks at national trends in malpractice awards; at state initiatives in tort reform; and finally extracts what works and what doesn't. It presents strategies for legislative approaches to tort reform.
authors.affiliation: Ohio University, Athens.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Louda
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McColeman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014903:West Virginia