Supporters of the existing tort system, including consumer advocates, argue that reformers have misstated the existence of any real factual issue and criticize tort reform as disguised corporate welfare.
The same use of hedonic models analyzing consumer prices in other countries has shown that non-hedonic methods may misstate inflation over time by failing to take quality changes into account.
Some felt that the list was incorrect by virtue of their omission; among those that were included, some felt the amount of their fortune had been misstated.
