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To the Editor: The findings of Cassidy et al. (April 20 issue)¹ suggest that radical changes are needed in the tort system of automobile insurance that is common throughout the United States, in which injured claimants can sue for pain and suffering caused by another driver's negligence. Cassidy et al. examined the time to closure of a claim for claimants injured in motor vehicle collisions in Saskatchewan, Canada, during the six months before January 1, 1995, when a tort system was in effect, and in the two consecutive six-month periods after that date, when no-fault insurance was implemented. Under the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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