The tort reform movement, lacking in facts but fueled by greed and ignorance, will not die. It cannot, because there are too many lobbyists and tort reform special interest groups that need for it to be kept alive. The so-called reformers receive hundreds of millions of dollars per year to “keep hope alive” for the business and insurance industries. They can’t just let that money go away.
Here is an article that describes that current state and the direction of the movement.