http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2009/07/one-reason-our-healthcare-system-is-in-a-mess-trial-lawyers/ Your daily dose of conservative offsets to combat annoying liberal global whining. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2009/07/one-reason-our-healthcare-system-is-in-a-mess-trial-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-72817 COACHEP » Blog Archive » Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of July 11, 2009 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:13:43 +0000 http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2009/07/one-reason-our-healthcare-system-is-in-a-mess-trial-lawyers/#comment-72817 [...] care option, keeping their existing health plans and services on Capitol Hill. HT - Reliapundit One Reason Our Healthcare System is in a Mess: Trial Lawyers - americanconservativedaily.com 07/11/2009 OK, my headline is admittedly too simplistic. In fact, [...] [...] care option, keeping their existing health plans and services on Capitol Hill. HT – Reliapundit One Reason Our Healthcare System is in a Mess: Trial Lawyers – americanconservativedaily.com 07/11/2009 OK, my headline is admittedly too simplistic. In fact, [...]

]]> http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2009/07/one-reason-our-healthcare-system-is-in-a-mess-trial-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-72815 Simon Gibbs Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:10:01 +0000 http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2009/07/one-reason-our-healthcare-system-is-in-a-mess-trial-lawyers/#comment-72815 The idea that the English legal system helps to control costs because "the loser pays the legal costs of the winner" is somewhat misleading. Traditionally much clinical negligence work has been covered by the Legal Aid system. If a case is lost the claimant did not pay the successful winner's costs. Secondly, many of these claims are now brought with the benefit of legal expenses insurance. It is the insurer rather than the claimant who pays if a case is lost. The idea that the English legal system helps to control costs because “the loser pays the legal costs of the winner” is somewhat misleading. Traditionally much clinical negligence work has been covered by the Legal Aid system. If a case is lost the claimant did not pay the successful winner’s costs. Secondly, many of these claims are now brought with the benefit of legal expenses insurance. It is the insurer rather than the claimant who pays if a case is lost.

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