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2003

Medical malpractice
Saturday, December 6, 2003 | National Journal
Recent blurring of lines by broadcasters between news and advertising programs
Tuesday, December 2, 2003 | National Public Radio
System of secrecy potentially puts patients at risk
Tuesday, November 25, 2003 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Reformers aim to make jury duty more palatable
Monday, November 17, 2003 | Newhouse News Service
Malpractice plan would limit trials
Thursday, November 13, 2003 | Boston Globe
Ethical confusion affects journalism
Monday, November 3, 2003 | Miami Herald
Want to be interviewed on the radio? Well, just pay up.
Monday, October 27, 2003 | New York Times
Business lobby targets Madison County judges
Sunday, October 5, 2003 | Belleville News-Democrat
Signing Away Your Right to Sue; In Significant Legal Shift, Doctors, Gyms, Cable Services Start to Require Arbitration
Wednesday, October 1, 2003 | Wall Street Journal
GOP renews attack on malpractice awards; Republicans seeking limits on medical malpractice judgments see tort reform as potent political weapon for the 2004 campaign
Friday, September 19, 2003 | Chicago Tribune
Controversy Over Proposition 12; Opponents rally against Proposition 12 the same day Governor Rick Perry visits El Paso to support it.
Saturday, September 6, 2003 | Texas’ KTSM-TV
Study rebuts doctors' claim of health crisis; U.S. report casts doubt on Proposition 12 backers' key argument
Friday, September 5, 2003 | Austin American-Statesman
Valley Health Care: Group won't arbitrate medical cases; Patients must sign new contracts omitting use of association
Thursday, August 7, 2003 | Las Vegas Review Journal
Group: Nevada doctors violate AMA policy
Wednesday, August 6, 2003 | Associated Press
Wearing a bull's-eye; With no insurance coverage, older doctors cease practicing, and younger doctors look elsewhere to start their careers.
Sunday, August 3, 2003 | Sunday News (PA)
Ohio's tort limits could be strictest in country; Opponents see 'solution in search of a problem'
Monday, July 28, 2003 | Ohio Lawyers Weekly
Malpractice-Cap debate spotlights women
Tuesday, July 22, 2003 | Women’s ENews
Small-business tort aid sought
Tuesday, July 22, 2003 | Cincinnati Enquirer
Trial lawyers’ meeting is tinged with politics; Presidential hopefuls to make appearance
Monday, July 21, 2003 | San Francisco Chronicle
Grieving father targets medical malpractice; Lobbies against bill capping 'pain and suffering' damages
Monday, July 14, 2003 | Boston Globe
Legal battleground: Girth of a nation; Lawsuits take on big food amid debate about personal responsibility, social costs
Sunday, July 13, 2003 | Hartford Courant
Trial lawyers on trial
Saturday, July 12, 2003 | National Journal
Doctors Firm On Merits Of Suits
Monday, July 7, 2003 | Tampa Tribune
Cap foes take to streets, television
Thursday, July 3, 2003 | Tampa Tribune
Malpractice insurance woes threaten doctors
Tuesday, June 17, 2003 | Montana’s Great Falls Tribune
Malpractice victims suffer most from caps, attorneys
Monday, June 16, 2003 | Florida’s Fort Pierce Tribune
Negligent hospital care addressed
Thursday, June 12, 2003 | New York’s Capital News 9
Op/Ed: False Claims
Sunday, June 1, 2003 | TomPaine.com
In insurance cost, woes for doctors and women
Thursday, May 29, 2003 | New York Times
Tort reform debate
Monday, May 26, 2003 | Nightly Business Report
Miss Florida faces ugly reaction
Monday, May 26, 2003 | Orlando Sentinel
Web site lists state's disciplined doctors
Sunday, May 25, 2003 | New Jersey’s Today's Sunbeam
Capping the cost of pain and suffering
Friday, May 16, 2003 | Minnesota Public Radio
Report blasts malpractice system, System does not deter problems, new study says
Tuesday, May 13, 2003 | West Virginia’s Daily Mail
Op/Ed: Insurance industry, not lawsuits, to blame for doctors' problems
Sunday, May 11, 2003 | Buffalo News
Ads bring malpractice issue to Maine
Wednesday, April 23, 2003 | Bangor Daily News
Proposal caps malpractice awards
Tuesday, April 22, 2003 | Oregon’s KGW-TV
Opponents of malpractice caps begin ads
Monday, April 21, 2003 | Associated Press
Ads press Frist over malpractice suits
Sunday, April 20, 2003 | Associated Press
Hundreds of doctors rally for cap on malpractice awards
Wednesday, April 9, 2003 | Massachusetts’ Fitchburg Sentinel
1,000 doctors join rally
Wednesday, April 9, 2003 | Massachusetts’ Republican
Doctors become lobbyists, fight for malpractice reform
Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | Associated Press
Federal med-mal bill seems doubtful
Monday, April 7, 2003 | National Law Journal
Lawsuit reform said to be beneficial to business climate But consumer groups say taxpayers will be hurt
Friday, March 28, 2003 | Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Malpractice crisis coming to light
Sunday, March 23, 2003 | North Carolina’s Asheboro Courier Tribune
Even Erin Brockovich has an advocate
Saturday, March 15, 2003 | National Journal
Medical malpractice: Are lawsuits out of control?
Friday, March 14, 2003 | Congressional Quarterly Weekly
Doctors protest rising insurance rates
Friday, March 14, 2003 | Congressional Quarterly Weekly
Lobbyists on both sides duel in the medical malpractice debate
Wednesday, March 12, 2003 | New York Times
Insurance law: On the 'Top 10,' no-fault update, insolvency and SUM coverage
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 | New York Law Journal
Lobbying on Both Sides of Tort Reform Steps Up
Monday, March 10, 2003 | New York Law Journal
State lawmakers, insurance groups steel for face-off
Sunday, March 9, 2003 | Miami Herald
Allentown protest faces obstacles
Saturday, March 8, 2003 | Allentown’s Morning Call
Secret service detains Pembroke man: Questioning takes place during Washington visit for malpractice-limit protest
Thursday, March 6, 2003 | Massachusetts’ Patriot Ledger
Malpractice debate
Monday, March 3, 2003 | Kansas’ KAKE-10
AMA renews call for cap on malpractice awards
Monday, March 3, 2003 | Reuters
Measure that would cap malpractice awards to get first of three markups
Monday, March 3, 2003 | Congressional Quarterly Daily Monitor
Georgian fights cap on lawsuits
Sunday, March 2, 2003 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Justice for the injured; An interview with Joanne Doroshow
Saturday, March 1, 2003 | Multinational Monitor
Group says juries not to blame for cost surge
Thursday, February 27, 2003 | Chicago Tribune
Group protests medical malpractice caps
Thursday, February 27, 2003 | Indiana’s Wish-TV 8
More doctors claiming malpractice insurance costs are driving them out of business
Sunday, February 23, 2003 | CBS Evening News
Been there, done that
Tuesday, February 11, 2003 | TomPaine.com
The case against tort reform; An interview with Joanne Doroshow
Tuesday, February 11, 2003 | TomPaine.com
Op/Ed: Tighten up on insurers
Monday, February 10, 2003 | USAToday
Driven to fight malpractice cap; Bus tour in town to rip proposed 250G limit on lawsuits
Thursday, February 6, 2003 | Philadelphia Daily News
State advises lawsuit limit
Wednesday, February 5, 2003 | Florida Today
Malpractice caps won’t fix what ails you, groups say
Tuesday, February 4, 2003 | Press of Atlantic City
Woman scarred by medical mistake takes on malpractice reform
Monday, February 3, 2003 | Associated Press
Gender bias seen in malpractice cases
Wednesday, January 29, 2003 | Chicago Tribune
Doctors' president says system is broken
Wednesday, January 29, 2003 | Bradenton Herald
Frist's staff meets with malpractice reform opponents
Tuesday, January 28, 2003 | Associated Press
Today’s topic: Health-care costs
Tuesday, January 28, 2003 | The Tennessean
Web review; This week’s topic: Medical malpractice
Sunday, January 26, 2003 | Kansas City Star
Victims of medical errors take their case to Capitol
Friday, January 24, 2003 | Fresno Bee
After a brief lull, Senate moves to act on medical malpractice
Friday, January 24, 2003 | Associated Press
Doctors' activism buoys malpractice bill revival
Sunday, January 19, 2003 | Houston Chronicle
Bush urges cap on med mal as lawsuits drive up cost of cover
Friday, January 17, 2003 | Insurance Day
Joanne Doroshow on medical malpractice
Friday, January 17, 2003 | FAIR's CounterSpin
Transcript of NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Thursday, January 16, 2003 | PBS
Transcript of News with Brian Williams
Thursday, January 16, 2003 | CNBC
Letter to the Editor: Untying the malpractice knot
Wednesday, January 15, 2003 | Cleveland Scene
Transcript of Crossfire
Monday, January 13, 2003 | CNN
Letters read and not read according to how they're sent
Sunday, January 12, 2003 | 60 Minutes
Group compiles 'Wacky Warning Labels'
Thursday, January 9, 2003 | Associated Press
Congress wrestles with issue; Medical liability gearing up to be hot-button topic
Friday, January 3, 2003 | Charleston Daily Mail

2002

Year in review: Health care – Costs drive health care issues
Friday, December 27, 2002 | South Florida Business Journal
Letter to the Editor: Relatively few injured individuals bring lawsuits
Saturday, December 21, 2002 | Maui News
Letter to the Editor: Limiting liability doesn't lower insurance rates
Monday, December 16, 2002 | Charlotte Observer
Committee sponsors damages cap
Monday, December 9, 2002 | Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
Letter to the Editor: New Law Is Anti-Consumer
Monday, December 9, 2002 | Newsday.com
Congress examines asbestos; Lawmakers may set criteria to limit suits to sickest patients
Wednesday, December 4, 2002 | Charleston Daily Mail
Lawmakers churn out tort reform proposals
Monday, December 2, 2002 | Crain's Cleveland Business
Shopping for a lawyer: New FTC guide offers consumers advice on legal services, but critics aren't buying it
Sunday, December 1, 2002 | ABA Journal
Doctors wince at rates
Friday, November 29, 2002 | Business Journal
Senate passes Homeland Security Bill with liability protections
Monday, November 25, 2002 | Liability & Insurance Week
Rivals roll out statistics in malpractice cap battle
Sunday, November 24, 2002 | Tampa Tribune
Putting a price on pain; State struggles to keep doctors, patients happy
Sunday, November 17, 2002 | Charleston Gazette
Shot in the arm for tort overhaul
Sunday, November 17, 2002 | New York Times
Attorney: Tort reform unnecessary
Wednesday, October 30, 2002 | News Journal (Ohio)
Southeast Zone: Florida eyeing med mal cap
Monday, October 28, 2002 | Insurance Chronicle
State has $620,000 limit on amount one can get for non-economic damages
Tuesday, October 22, 2002 | Baltimore Sun
State's malpractice debate opens
Tuesday, October 22, 2002 | Orlando Sentinel
Doctors, lawyers, insurers square off over insurance
Monday, October 21, 2002 | Associated Press
Another hospital to cease birthing; Aventura latest to cite insurance
Saturday, October 19, 2002 | Miami Herald
Doctors support GOP candidates for high court
Monday, October 14, 2002 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Doctor-backed bill called no solution to insurance costs
Saturday, October 12, 2002 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Medical liability awards hit; Doctors protest insurance costs
Friday, October 4, 2002 | Chicago Tribune
Tort group slams class-action settlements
Thursday, October 3, 2002 | Marketwatch.com
A Tort Reply: Philip Howard Is Dressing Down the Legal Community for its Frivolous Suits
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 | Washington Post
FTC Seeks to Limit Attorney Fees in Class Action Suits; Cases That Follow Government Probes Closely Examined
Monday, September 30, 2002 | Washington Post
Liability coverage at issue; House bill would cap attorney fees, punitive awards
Wednesday, September 18, 2002 | Charleston Daily Mail
Court seeks to ban sealed settlements
Monday, September 9, 2002 | Business Insurance
Critics question independence of judicial watchdogs
Sunday, September 8, 2002 | Belleville News-Democrat
AMA Prez-elect touts medical malpractice reform; Group says crisis in insurance premiums could hinder patients' access
Friday, September 6, 2002 | American Bar Association Journal
Juries unfairly blamed in tort 'reform' clash
Friday, September 6, 2002 | Mississippi’s Clarion-Ledger
Letter to the Editor: Juries Under Siege
Saturday, August 31, 2002 | The New York Times
Doctors find insurance help
Tuesday, August 27, 2002 | Dayton Daily News
Tab for medical malpractice at least $7 billion
Tuesday, August 27, 2002 | Dayton Daily News
Rise in insurance forces hospitals to shutter wards
Sunday, August 25, 2002 | New York Times
West Virginia medical group says reform and money will ease malpractice crisis
Saturday, August 24, 2002 | Charleston Gazette
Premiums, debate rise in malpractice arena; Insurers, trends or lawyers could be to blame, some say
Sunday, August 18, 2002 | Dayton Daily News
Rising malpractice rates, shrinking doctor pool
Sunday, August 18, 2002 | News Tribune (Tacoma, WA)
Cabinet secretary to visit city
Friday, August 16, 2002 | Charleston Gazette
Judges veto sealed deals 'A lot of merit' discovery is key issue
Monday, August 12, 2002 | National Law Journal
Victims of medical errors may face hurdle
Monday, August 12, 2002 | Bergen Record
Medical crisis: Malpractice premiums on a rocket ride
Sunday, August 11, 2002 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rancor infects city club as doctors, lawyers take sides
Saturday, August 10, 2002 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Malpractice awards provoke finger-pointing, but few easy answers
Tuesday, August 6, 2002 | New York Sun
More doctors quit over insurance; Charleston hospitals scrambling for orthopedic surgeons
Saturday, August 3, 2002 | Charleston Gazette
Consumer groups unite to track insurance prices
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 | New York Times
Doctor moving to Oregon; Physician says he is doing best thing for him, his family
Saturday, July 27, 2002 | Charleston Daily Mail
Curb malpractice suits to fix 'badly broken' system, Bush says
Friday, July 26, 2002 | Los Angeles Times
Bush seeks to cap awards in medical liability suits
Friday, July 26, 2002 | Bloomberg.com
Bush seeks to limit malpractice damages; In N.C., president to propose restrictions on awards against doctors, insurers
Thursday, July 25, 2002 | Washington Post
Bush to urge $250,000 caps in medical malpractice suits
Thursday, July 25, 2002 | Palm Beach Post
UMA says malpractice costs driving out obstetricians
Friday, July 12, 2002 | Associated Press
Surgeons demand refund from insurer; St. Paul paid stockholders instead of holding reserves for claims
Monday, July 8, 2002 | Charleston Gazette
Fed-up obstetricians look for a way out
Sunday, June 30, 2002 | USA Today
That crisis tune sounds familiar
Thursday, June 27, 2002 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Women's health-care crisis looms; Rising malpractice premiums may force some doctors to stop delivering babies
Sunday, June 23, 2002 | Dayton Daily News
Letter to the Editor: Hike malpractice caps
Friday, June 21, 2002 | Omaha World-Herald
Hopes high for malpractice solution: hospital group officials say time right for tort reform
Wednesday, June 19, 2002 | Charleston Daily Mail
Rising malpractice coverage rekindles reform push
Monday, June 10, 2002 | Los Angeles Business Journal
Doctors rally against skyrocketing malpractice insurance costs
Monday, June 10, 2002 | Associated Press
Transcript of Ray Dunaway with Diane Smith
Friday, June 7, 2002 | Connecticut’s WTIC-AM Radio
Supporters, opponents of tort reform bill present arguments
Thursday, May 30, 2002 | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lawyers say doctor woes aren't due to lawsuits
Saturday, May 25, 2002 | Deseret News
New York City should be accountable for its sins
Wednesday, May 8, 2002 | New York Sun
Lobbyists collide at state capitol over tort reform
Tuesday, April 23, 2002 | New York Law Journal
Tort reform bias? Say it isn't so
Monday, April 1, 2002 | National Law Journal
Essay contest draws fire from group's opponents
Saturday, March 30, 2002 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lawmakers prepare for vote on medical malpractice bill
Monday, January 28, 2002 | Associated Press
Malpractice insurance has doctors in a bind; Rising rates in state reflect national trend
Monday, January 7, 2002 | Delaware’s News Journal

2001

Soaring costs for insurance stun physicians in Harrisburg, Pa. area
Monday, December 24, 2001 | Harrisburg’s Patriot-News
Sept. 11 laws raise fears of tort reform: Is ground zero a slippery slope?
Monday, December 3, 2001 | National Law Journal
Medical malpractice truth is in the numbers
Tuesday, October 23, 2001 | Daily Record
Insurance companies' profits fall; 'Tort reform' a solution in need of a problem
Monday, October 22, 2001 | Charleston Gazette
Malpractice claims rise slightly, study finds
Thursday, October 18, 2001 | Business Insurance
Op/Ed: Key to providing lower rates lies with the insurance industry
Monday, September 17, 2001 | Charleston Gazette
Malpractice complaints: Physician, heal thyself
Wednesday, June 20, 2001 | Philadelphia Daily News
States across the country pushing anti-secrecy legislation
Thursday, June 7, 2001 | Associated Press
Tort reform emerges in ideas to address CAT fund's woes
Wednesday, May 30, 2001 | Legal Intelligencer
Great for business
Sunday, May 27, 2001 | Chicago Sun-Times
Letter to the Editor: Debunking the myth of frivolous lawsuits
Friday, May 25, 2001 | Washington Times
Appeals to review punitives: Court
Monday, May 21, 2001 | Business Insurance
Confidential settlements under fire in 13 states
Monday, April 30, 2001 | Lawyers Weekly USA
Document request sparks debate
Monday, March 26, 2001 | Business Insurance
Letter to the Editor: Choice' no-fault insurance bad for consumers
Monday, March 12, 2001 | Albany Times Union
Letter to the Editor: Weaker Juries: Loss for Democracy
Monday, March 5, 2001 | New York Times
Tort Reform Raises Consumer Group Ire
Monday, February 26, 2001 | White House Weekly
Letter to the Editor: Verdicts on our coverage of trial lawyers
Monday, February 19, 2001 | Business Week
What if the big costs still hit the small?
Tuesday, February 13, 2001 | Tampa Tribune
E-commerce foes near consensus on online disputes
Tuesday, February 6, 2001 | National Journal's Technology Daily
Opponents tally up lawsuits by critics of litigation
Sunday, January 28, 2001 | Liability & Insurance Week
Op/Ed: Déjà Vu All Over Again: Bush And Tort Reform
Monday, January 1, 2001 | TomPaine.com

2000

Letter to the Editor: 'Poll' helps bolster abuse myth
Monday, December 11, 2000 | National Law Journal
Chamber of Commerce campaign in judicial elections
Wednesday, November 1, 2000 | Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now
Op/Ed: Attacking the Bench
Wednesday, November 1, 2000 | TomPaine.com
Tort reform counter-attack in Louisiana: Reform advocates have had good run
Wednesday, November 1, 2000 | Corporate Legal Times
Those wicked lawyers
Thursday, October 12, 2000 | Cleveland Scene
Big Business backs 'grassroots' tort 'reform' efforts, report says President's message
Sunday, October 1, 2000 | Trial Magazine
Letter to the Editor: Re "Why No Tort Reform? Follow the Money"
Wednesday, September 27, 2000 | Wall Street Journal
Debate on 'lawsuit abuse' waged on dueling web sites
Tuesday, September 26, 2000 | Columbus Dispatch
Bill would raise stakes in product liability cases
Monday, September 18, 2000 | Business Insurance
Blowing Smoke Think Colorado's courts are overstuffed? So sue me
Thursday, September 14, 2000 | Denver Westword
Letter to the Editor: The Price of Safety
Monday, September 11, 2000 | New York Times
Letter to the Editor: Taking Firestone to Task
Monday, August 21, 2000 | Christian Science Monitor
Letter to the Editor: Consumer Safety
Friday, August 18, 2000 | Chicago Tribune
Lawsuit Opposition Group Tied To Tobacco
Monday, August 7, 2000 | Times-Picayune LA
Big tobacco conspired against civil justice system, study shows
Thursday, July 27, 2000 | Charleston Gazette

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