Memphis attorney Vincent Perryman discusses Tort Reforms with Patrick M. Ardis

Memphis attorney Vincent Perryman discusses Tort Reform with Patrick Ardis. Patrick Ardis is a local Memphis attorney at Wolff Ardis, P. C. Mr. Ardis has been practicing law for over 35 years. A tort is a civil wrong which unfairly causes someone else to suffer loss or harm. Tort reform refers to proposed changes in common law civil justice systems that would reduce tort litigation or damages. For example, if one gets in a car accident in Memphis where injuries and damages occur this can be considered a tort. Tort reform would deal with how the common law of the people would replace or compensate for the injury or damages that occurred. Tort reform can differ slightly from state to state. In Tennessee, there is one year from the date of the injury that a lawsuit can be brought. However, neighboring states have as many as three years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit.

Memphis attorney Vincent Perryman discusses Tort Reform with Patrick Ardis. There has been a constant push for tort reform to limit the liability of a manufacture, in the state of Tennessee. The concept of a tort reform is changing the law in a way the people of the United States see who should be held responsible for injuries or damages to an innocent party. Such as, reforming the ability of the average person to seek relief against a large corporation. A common tort reform some politicians want to push is setting a cap or limit as to what the courts can issue as compensation for said damages or injuries. The cost for a Memphis lawyer to get the lawsuit to court may cost more or close to the amount that the tort reform cap has been set at. This becomes an issue for the attorneys and the party who has been wronged. The case may not make it to court and the wronged party may see little to no compensation for their losses.

Memphis attorney Vincent Perryman discusses Tort Reform with Patrick Ardis. When these tort reform caps or limits are placed on a case, the people of the United States, not the manufacture responsibly for the damages, end up having to pay for the damages of the wronged party. What politicians are trying to fix is not broken. The system has worked for many years and will continue to work. Along with the fact that only two percent of cases filed actually make it to a trial, in the state of Tennessee. An argument can be made by Memphis attorneys that a tort reform is not needed.