Arizona News

The Arizona Legislature is considering a tort-reform measure that supporters say could make the state more attractive to manufacturers and opponents say will protect companies whose products hurt or kill.

In a key victory for the medical community, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that doctors and hospitals facing malpractice charges do not have the same limits on the kind of information they may present in expert testimony that their accusers face.

Two state legislators want changes to sections of the Arizona Constitution that govern how much businesses and others have to pay when a jury finds they're liable for killing or injuring someone.

The practice of making duplicate claims from asbestos tort and trust systems was hammered by Rep. Trent Franks during a House subcommittee hearing Friday. Franks said that asbestos litigation has long been - and continues to be - rife with deception and exploitation, negatively effecting asbestos victims, the legal system and the employment of American workers.