# Mississippi Passes Tort Reform Bill 

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The Mississippi House and Senate have passed tort reform legislation that deals primarily with medical lawsuit issues, which insurers in the state say is a major step toward addressing the state‘s insurance problems.

The bill, H.B. 19, currently awaits the signature of Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (R).

"Insurance companies will now know that Mississippi understands the problems we have with the civil justice in the state," said Dean Kirby, Mississippi state senator and chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee, who introduced the first version of the bill earlier this year.

Though the issue is complex, "the bottom line is that we want to promote the economy and make insurance available and affordable" to businesses in the state, he said.

Sources:
- National Underwriter (http://www.nationalunderwriter.com/pandc/hotnews/viewPC.asp?article=11_27_02_12_7281.xml)