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Pacific Research Institute
- 660 J Street
- Suite 250
- Sacremento, CA 95814
- (916) 448-1926
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Founded in 1979, the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) has been a champion for freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions. PRI’s advances policy reform in Education, Business and Economics, Health Care, Technology and Environment arenas. A strong voice in the civil justice reform, PRI publishes the U.S. Tort Liability Index that measures the best and worst tort justice systems in America. The Pacific Research Institute developed the Index as a tool for governors and state legislators to assess their tort systems and to enact laws that will improve the business climates of their states.
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CBO Underestimates Benefits of Malpractice Reform
Dr. Lawrence McQuillan, Pacific Research Institute
Earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said medical-liability reforms could save about $11 billion annually. This assessment is a gross underestimate of the potential benefits of reform and was intended to give cover to congressional Democrats who say malpractice-liability costs are trifling. But a full accounting shows the benefits would be a hefty $242 billion a year, more than 10 percent of America’s health expenditures.
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The Facts about Medical Malpractice Liability
10.12.2009
As Washington debates national health care policy, FFCJ Partner Pacific Research Institute publishes a critical new report detailing tens of billions of dollars lost to defensive medicine, direct tort lawsuit costs, and liability insurance – important reading for concerned Americans!
Tort Tally, 2009
08.28.2009
This report identifies 18 reforms to state civil-justice systems that significantly reduce tort losses and/or tort insurance premiums. The cumulative effect of reforms across all tort categories is a 47-percent reduction in losses and a 16-percent reduction in insurance premiums for consumers.
Jackpot Justice 2007 Report
08.19.2009
America’s out-of-control legal system imposes a staggering economic cost of over $865 billion every year according to a new scholarly study released today by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in San Francisco, California. This figure is 27 times more than the federal government spends on homeland security, 30 times what the National Institutes for Health dedicate to finding cures for deadly diseases, and 13 times the amount the Department of Education spends to help educate America’s children.
2008 Tort Liability Index
08.16.2009
The Pacific Research Institute released its report comparing the legal climates of all 50 states. According to the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2008 Report, Florida ranked the worst in terms of tort costs and litigation risks, while North Dakota ranked the best. In a separate ranking, the study also evaluated the tort laws of each state. Colorado had the best tort laws on its books, while Rhode Island had the worst.
