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Tort Impact Woes Exaggerated, Study Says

NU Online News Service, May 17, 3:45 p.m. EDT--No credible evidence exists to link civil litigation activity to the nation's economic ills, according to ...

By Staff Writer | Updated on February 04, 2005

NU Online News Service, May 17, 3:45 p.m. EDT–No credible evidence exists to link civil litigation activity to the nation’s economic ills, according to a think tank report released today.

Sponsored by Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute, the study was prepared by economist Lawrence Chimerine and attorney Ross Eisenbrey. They reported their research found no indication that imposing tort reform measures would create an economic benefit.

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