Money & Justice 

A four-part series by  Bobby Harrison and Gary Perilloux of the Daily Journal staff on the tort reform debate in Mississippi

Sunday, July 21, 2002 - The Medical Crisis

• Medicine under fire
• Polarized court system showdown intensifies
• Lawsuit overload has doctors cutting back
• Insurance investment vs. Legal climate
• Big verdicts behind push for reform
• A chart history of large jury verdicts awarded
• The price of pain
• LLOYD GRAY: State's past looms over tort reform debate

Monday, July 22, 2002 - The Business Perspective

• What's at stake for business?
• Neighboring states have caps in place
• Neighboring State Reforms
• Legislative debate on civil justice system not new
• EDITORIAL: The scales have tilted too far in one direction

Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - The Courts

• The Ultimate Power: Supreme Court shapes state's legal system
• Court's coalitions emerge over time
• McRae a lightning rod for business groups
• EDITORIAL: Judicial restraint needed to ensure proper balance

Wednesday, July 24, 2002 - The Political Outlook

• Tort reform committee will try to craft compromise 
• Lawyers are legislative minority, but play key roles
• Chart: Occupations of members of the State House and Senate
• EDITORIAL: Legislature, governor must forge reasonable reform