State level legal reform bills are unlikely to be introducedthis year and defense costs for mass litigation will continuerising, a government affairs expert is predicting.
The forecast comes from Joanne McMahon, assistant generalcounsel for government relations with GE Insurance Solutions inKansas City, Mo.
Ms. McMahon in a paper analyzing legal reform efforts saidlegislation this year in legislatures rather than targeting broadreform will focus on individual litigation issues such as medicalmalpractice, notably in Kentucky, New Jersey and New Hampshire.
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