Anti-Tort Reform Blog: The Tortellini

Tort Reform is a Great Idea, Until YOU Get Hurt

You don’t have to look very far on the Web to find websites devoted to eliminating your right to recover fair and just compensation for the carelessness of another individual. Websites like Overlawyered try to convince everyone that almost every law suit filed is frivolous, and that every jury verdict is pushing the insurance industry and businesses toward bankruptcy.

The Tortellini, “Bites of Law and Politics, with sauce”

Finally, a new website, The Tortellini , has been started by Stephanie Mencimer, a contributing editor of the Washington Monthly and a former investigative reporter for the Washington Post.

The Tortellini does a great job of debunking the myths of tort reform, and also highlights some of the personal injury lawsuits filed by the mostly Republican members of Congress who, in their “jobs” are constantly trying to eliminate the rights of other citizens to seek fair compensation. Looks like these tort-reformers have no problem filing lawsuits when they think they have been injured. Check out her section on Hypocrites.

Mercimer looks at the false propaganda and quickly and efficiently shreds it, revealing the truth behind the fiction of a “tort crisis” in America. I encourage every consumer lawyer with a Blog or a Website to link to The Tortellini. 

— Chris Nichols
Link to Nichols Law Firm Website