GOP May Push Tort Reform in Congress

NPR

Published November 17, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Businesses and insurance companies hope the Republican Congress will bring a renewed push to reform the system of class-action litigation. NPR's Rachael Myrow reports.

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