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While many were striving to find ways to get around these complex issues, in the early part of 2000 the The Defense Research Institute published two copywritten documents which established separate case handling guidelines for both insureds and law firms. Based on words from The FDCC “According to the drafters, the guidelines are intended to promote uniformity in reporting and billing and effective and efficient case management, consistent with the defense attorney’s professional responsibilities.”
These two documents are entitled Recommended Case Handling Guidelines for Insurers AND
Recommended Case Handling Guidelines for Law Firms . In addition to being viewed over the Internet via the links provided, they can be downloaded as a pdf Acrobat Reader file by visiting the FDCC’s special site called Defense Counsel/Insurance Relations Hot News and scrolling down to March 31, 2000. If you do NOT have Acrobat Reader, you will be walked through how to download a copy for FREE.
Some years ago the American Bar Association established a Litigation Section which ultimately created what is known today as the Uniform Task-Based Management System or UTBMS for short. Many companies today have tried to utilize these codes, only to find frustration in the process. The codes were designed in part to provide an attempt at uniformity in billing and handling guidelines.
While insurance companies, corporations, and defense attorneys struggle through bringing about changes in tort reform, there are several organizations that make it their duty and obligation to lobby legislatures on behalf of tort reform throughout the country. The following is a partial listing of such organizations and links to their web sites:
American Tort Reform Association
American Tort Reform Foundation
Institute for Legal Reform
National Chamber Litigation Center
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