Tort Law in Recent State of the Union Addresses

Thanks to comments from Tony Francis and TPM, I know that George W. Bush discussed medical liability reform in his 2005 State of the Union address.  Also, in 2011, Barack Obama called for medical liability reform to cut down on frivolous lawsuits and save the government money.  It makes sense that tort law and reform would appear more in SoU addresses, which are policy-oriented, than in inaugural addresses, which focus on very broad principles.

–CJR