ATA Sees Judicial Elections as Step to Tort Reform

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img src="/sites/default/files/images/articles/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>In addition to voting in a Republican Congress Nov. 5, voters in several states elected or returned to the bench judges who said they would favor limiting awards in civil-damage suits, trucking industry and legal experts said.

Limiting plaintiffs' awards and rights to sue through a variety of measures known as "tort reform" has been high on American Trucking Associations' political agenda. ATA has said that high civil damage awards are a major reason for the rising insurance premiums that most trucking companies face.

"We could not have been happier with the outcomes," said Richard Holcomb, ATA's general counsel.

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