Trump Seen as Supportive of Business-Backed Litigation Bills
Bloomberg BNA is reporting that 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.
Republicans are moving a batch of business-friendly bills through the House. An example is legislation calling for business-backed litigation measures, colloquially known as “tort reform.” Sherman “Tiger” Joyce, president of the American Tort Reform Association, told Bloomberg BNA that prospects for enactment fo the legislation are “certainly better than they’ve been since 2008.”
But backers of such legislation caution against reading too much into Trump’s comments on the bills, writes reporter Bruce Kaufman.