This paper discusses the problems in the effective implementation of tort reform policy, focusing on several different areas that seek to review both the fundamental problems associated with punitive damages as well as the legal arguments in favor of tort reform. The limitations against the...

In 2006, Washington State adopted a"Top-Two" primary system in which the top two vote getters, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election. The new primary system created a non-partisan primary but allowed candidates to describe their "political party preference". The state...