Albany Lawyer http://www.wredlich.com I mentioned briefly my own proposal for tort reform in my last post. Cyrus Dugger from tortdeform.com encouraged me to describe my proposal in more detail, after I mentioned I was thinking about doing so. So here we go … It’s a simple proposal – eliminate pain and suffering damages for cases […]

BY BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN News-Democrat http://www.belleville.com Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has appointed three fellow judges to serve on a new committee that will meet with doctors and study medical malpractice issues. “These judges are willing to go out into the community and talk to doctors, medical professionals and lawyers, to have a real dialogue […]

ANNA VELASCO News staff writer http://www.al.com Jefferson and Shelby counties are home to 11 general, acute-care hospitals where about 30 neurosurgeons practice during the week. But on many weekends, the number of brain surgeons available to treat head traumas, hemorrhagic strokes and aneurysms drops to three or four. The shortage of neurosurgeons on call during […]

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services http://www.azstarnet.com Hospitals and doctors will get a second chance to convince Gov. Janet Napolitano that a measure to protect them from lawsuits will result in more doctors in emergency rooms. The Senate Health Committee on Thursday approved legislation to make it more difficult for someone injured due to a […]

By John Rodgers http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com State Rep. Rob Briley was named chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, which puts the Nashville Democrat on a direct collision course with energized Republicans in the state Senate over the issue of medical malpractice reform. The Republicans, with newly elected Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville), have numerical control of […]

By David Miller Second year medical student University of California, Irvine http://www.californiaprogressreport.com

By Mike Colias http://www.chicagobusiness.com A Cook County judge has thrown out a request from the hospital industry to declare Illinois’ limits on payouts to victims of medical malpractice constitutional. Circuit Judge Robert Lopez Cepero on Tuesday dismissed the unusual legal maneuver by the state’s hospital lobby, which had hoped to secure a decision from the […]

JOE ROJAS-BURKE http://www.oregonlive.com For years, physician groups in Oregon and nationally have railed about a malpractice crisis said to be driving up costs and forcing doctors out of business. But a study published Wednesday suggests that malpractice damages awards have declined substantially in recent years. The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen mined the federal government’s […]

http://www.allamericanpatriots.com Despite claims by business and medical lobbying interests and the Bush administration, there is no medical malpractice lawsuit crisis in America, according to analysis released today by Public Citizen. The new report, “The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax,â€? dispels oft-repeated myths of dwindling doctors and spiraling insurance premiums used to support limits on the ability […]