Bloomberg Law
March 2, 2017, 11:24 PM UTC

Trump Seen as Supportive of Business-Backed Litigation Bills

Bloomberg Law - Staff Reports

By Bruce Kaufman, Bloomberg BNA

A package of far-reaching bills to overhaul the civil litigation process, long cherished by business and derided by consumer groups, is likely to win approval from President Trump if it reaches his desk.

With a Republican in the White House, supporters of a batch of business-friendly bills now moving through the House have reason for optimism, especially after the president said in a Feb. 28 address to Congress that he supported related legislation addressing medical malpractice issues.

The prospects for enactment of the business-backed litigation measures, colloquially known as “tort reform,” are “certainly better than ...

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