Reform Dead? Alive? Zombie?

Note: Please check the comments for a clarification.

One of the very first posts I did noted how easy it is to get confused in the debate about liability-modifying measures, citing to a Google News screen capture.  Today, in checking the same news search, I noticed these two stories, based on exactly the same interview with the same person:

The first story is herehere.

(I’m rather enjoying the image of tort reform zombies, incidentally.)