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2006

Letter to the Editor: Eli Lilly and the Dangers of a Drug
Sunday, December 17, 2006 | New York Times
W.Va. Burns as 'Judicial Hellhole'
Thursday, December 14, 2006 | West Virginia State Journal
Madison, St. Clair courts remain on 'hellhole' list
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 | Belleville News-Democrat
Op/Ed: Failures of the FDA
Saturday, December 9, 2006 | Illinois’ Rock River Times
Op/Ed: Senator Lott Learns The Importance of Suing
Monday, December 4, 2006 | TortDeform.com Opinion Piece
Letter to the Editor: Caps aren't the answer
Sunday, December 3, 2006 | Belleville News-Democrat
State's Malpractice Law Challenged
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 | Champaign News-Gazette
Op/Ed: 2006 Election Analysis: Americans Do Not Support Restricting Their Own Rights
Monday, November 20, 2006 | TortDeform.com
Op/Ed: It’s The Insurance Industry, Stupid
Friday, November 17, 2006 | TortDeform.com
Letter to the Editor: Repeal Med Mal Law
Friday, November 10, 2006 | Belleville News Democrat
Op/Ed: Fine editorial on Center for Justice insurance idea
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 | Palm Beach Post
Malpractice insurance rates dropping
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 | Daily Southtown (IL)
Behind those ads
Friday, October 13, 2006 | Edwardsville Intelligencer
Minor insurer is cutting malpractice rates for doctors
Friday, October 13, 2006 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Workers' comp fixes win praise
Saturday, September 30, 2006 | The San Antonio Express-News
Workers comp rates not a big problem
Saturday, September 30, 2006 | The Witchita Eagle
Many question Illinois' medical malpractice reform bill
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Homeowners decked by Katrina still wait for insurers to pay up
Monday, September 25, 2006 | USA Today
Critics of med mal urge repeal of caps
Sunday, September 24, 2006 | Crain's Chicago Business
Op/Ed: End private involvement
Saturday, September 23, 2006 | Miami Herald
Report finds workers' comp benefits sliding
Thursday, September 21, 2006 | The Wichita Eagle
Report slams Georgia laws on workers' comp
Thursday, September 21, 2006 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Consumers Decry Bill Blocking Suits Over False Food Ads
Friday, September 15, 2006 | FDA News
Op/Ed: Ground Zero workers need our support
Thursday, September 14, 2006 | Bergen County Record
Op/Ed: Class actions can heal
Thursday, September 14, 2006 | TortDeform.com
Victims of malpractice recognize legislation
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 | Edwardsville Intelligencer
Letter to the Editor: In defense of courts
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 | Belleville News-Democrat Letter to the Editor
‘Health Courts’ Proposed to Fix Civil Malpractice System
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 | The New Standard
Health Courts? No Thanks, Say Trial Lawyers
Saturday, June 17, 2006 | Law 360
Analysis: Beyond medical tort caps
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 | UPI
House Bill Provision May Help Insurers Recover Medical Costs
Thursday, June 8, 2006 | Wall Street Journal
Op/Ed: Legislative Malpractice
Monday, May 8, 2006 | TomPaine.com
Bill revives tort reform debate
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 | United Press International
Two New Med-Mal Cap Bills On the Way
Friday, April 28, 2006 | The National Law Journal
Targeted HCLA ads push medical-liability reform
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 | The Hill
Big money threatens court
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Patients asked to sign vow: no 'frivolous' suit
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 | Chicago Sun-Times
Chamber poll ranks state’s tort system the most unfair
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 | Charleston Gazette
Missouri applauded for tort reform; reports says Illinois lags
Monday, March 27, 2006 | Associated Press
Corporate Lawyers Rank State Average
Monday, March 27, 2006 | Wisconsin State Journal
Companies like Missouri's tort reforms
Monday, March 27, 2006 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Letter to the Editor: Reform lowers rates
Monday, March 27, 2006 | Crain’s Business Magazine
Wisconsin legal climate headed 'wrong way,' business group warns
Sunday, March 26, 2006 | Associated Press
Malpractice awards; New cap deserves approval
Friday, March 10, 2006 | Associated Press
Op/Ed: Regulating Consumers, Aiding Industry
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 | TomPaine.com
Let Jurors Decide Awards for Pain
Monday, February 27, 2006 | Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the Editor: No to health courts
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | Boston Herald
Op/Ed: Good policy: Reject claims of insurers
Saturday, February 18, 2006 | NY Daily News
Op/Ed: Mining Deaths A Wake-Up Call to Preserve Civil Justice System
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 | CommonDreams.org
Letter to the Editor: Not getting the picture
Friday, January 20, 2006 | Chicago Sun-Times
Doctors copy Big Tobacco tactics in tort-reform fight
Sunday, January 15, 2006 | Belleville News-Democrat
Insurers to seek rate hikes
Thursday, January 12, 2006 | Biloxi Sun Herald
High-Profile lawsuits dip in Madison County
Monday, January 2, 2006 | Belleville News-Democrat

2005

Immunizing the drug-makers
Monday, December 19, 2005 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Letter to the Editor: Consider the source
Monday, December 19, 2005 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Will Congress Give Vaccine Makers a Shot in the Arm?
Friday, December 16, 2005 | National Law Journal
Court voids $10.1 billion verdict; Orders 'light' cigarette case dismissed
Friday, December 16, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Congress Ponders Liability Protection for Vaccine Makers
Thursday, December 8, 2005 | FoxNews.com
Backers of avian flu plan hoping to ride on Defense bill
Monday, December 5, 2005 | Congress Daily
Letter to the Editor: No immunity for drugmakers
Saturday, December 3, 2005 | Newsday
Op/Ed: The case against caps
Thursday, December 1, 2005 | Op/Ed: The case against caps
Vanity Fare: Costly in-flight radio program has appeal, just not to marketers
Wednesday, November 30, 2005 | The Recorder
Insurer defends malpractice rates
Monday, November 14, 2005 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Malpractice; A complex issue, but 'yes' to caps
Sunday, October 30, 2005 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Op/Ed: North Country story shows power of right to sue
Thursday, October 27, 2005 | Saint Paul Pioneer Press
For Frist, a political fortune may be inextricably linked to a financial one
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | New York Times
TV ad campaign targets personal-injury lawyers
Saturday, October 8, 2005 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Letter to the Editor: Katrina's victims should sue insurers
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 | Baltimore Sun
Op/Ed: Other Voices: Malpractice bill is a bad idea
Friday, September 23, 2005 | Newport News’ Daily Press
Once again, Insurance industry looks to hang clients out to dry
Friday, September 23, 2005 | The New Standard
Chamber pushes for more reforms: Consumer group questions motives
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Malpractice bill brings mixed reaction
Saturday, August 27, 2005 | Edwardsville Intelligencer
Malpractice victims blast new law
Friday, August 26, 2005 | Illinois’ The Telegraph
Governor signs med mal bill
Friday, August 26, 2005 | Illinois’ The Telegraph
Victims and trial lawyers would have preferred veto
Friday, August 26, 2005 | The Madison Record
Malpractice bill becomes law Blagojevich signs it; reforms draw critics
Friday, August 26, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Blagojevich OKs law on malpractice
Thursday, August 25, 2005 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Medical malpractice rates continue climb
Monday, August 15, 2005 | Fairfield County Business Journal
Legal Urban Legends Hold Sway; Tall tales of outrageous jury awards have helped bolster business-led campaigns to overhaul the civil justice system
Sunday, August 14, 2005 | Los Angeles Times
Senate approves gun manufacturer liability immunity
Monday, August 1, 2005 | Insurance & Liability Week
Malpractice myths
Friday, July 29, 2005 | Albany’s The Times Union
Study: Doctors gouged by insurance premiums
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 | South Dakota's Dakota Voice
Congress misdiagnoses the malpractice crisis
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 | The Roanoke Times
The ABCs of tort reform
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 | Bankrate.com
Gouging doctors on insurance
Tuesday, July 19, 2005 | Hartford Courant
Put Ohio insurers back in spotlight
Monday, July 11, 2005 | Caton Repository
Blumenthal calls for malpractice reform: Insurance greed blamed for doctors' exits
Monday, July 11, 2005 | Connecticut Business News Journal
News study hits insurers over med mal rates, claims paid
Monday, July 11, 2005 | Liability & Insurance Week
New study says malpractice insurers’ claims false
Friday, July 8, 2005 | NewStandard
Study claims malpractice rates, not payouts, rising
Friday, July 8, 2005 | Associated Press
Study contends insurers gouging; Malpractice claims versus premiums; But industry says report is flawed
Friday, July 8, 2005 | Kansas City Star
Study says malpractice payouts aren't rising
Thursday, July 7, 2005 | New York Times
Tort reform waiting for governor's OK
Thursday, June 30, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Milberg allies see political agenda in prosecution
Wednesday, June 29, 2005 | Washington Post
Health courts could solve malpractice
Thursday, June 9, 2005 | Washington Times
Med-mal bill not seen as a panacea
Wednesday, June 8, 2005 | Edwardsville Intelligencer
Opponents say anti-lawsuit movement favors industry, distorts facts
Monday, June 6, 2005 | The New Standard
Major battle brewing over state AG hiring outside trial lawyers
Monday, June 6, 2005 | Liability & Insurance Week
Medical bill advances
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 | Champaign News-Gazette
Advocates took fight over med-mal reform to the streets
Thursday, May 26, 2005 | Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Doctors win on lawsuit cap deal but still face bitter medicine
Thursday, May 26, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Middle ground sought on malpractice; Legislators near deadline for action
Monday, May 23, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Group protests malpractice caps; Cancer survivor says the $750,000 she settled for "was actually very fair"
Saturday, May 21, 2005 | Peoria Journal Star
Arguments against medical malpractice reform
Friday, May 20, 2005 | Health Law Week
Tort issue creates a tussle; Disagreement on need for reform
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 | Kansas City Star
Organization raps proposed caps
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 | Kankakee Daily Journal
New coalition formed to back Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
Monday, May 16, 2005 | Liability and Insurance Week
RAND study finds 730,000 asbestos claims, many claimants unimpaired
Monday, May 16, 2005 | Liability and Insurance Week
Group leaves wheelchair to protest caps
Sunday, May 15, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Group protests malpractice award caps
Saturday, May 14, 2005 | Southern Illinoisan
Letter to the Editor: Publicity and Responsibility
Sunday, May 1, 2005 | The New York Times
WorldCom: Even the dead settle
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 | Forbes
Costs running OB/GYNS out of town
Sunday, April 24, 2005 | Staten Island Advance
Doctors take malpractice case to D.C.
Thursday, April 21, 2005 | New Jersey’s Ashbury Park Press
Letter to the Editor: No epidemic of medical testing
Sunday, April 17, 2005 | Bergen County Record
Citizen tries to 'tell truth' to capital on malpractice cap dangers
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 | Oregonian
AHIP Begins 'shark' attack on trial bar
Monday, March 28, 2005 | Roll Call
Tort system study may be flawed
Thursday, March 24, 2005 | Alabama’s Cleburne News
Insurance industry gets blame for high medical malpractice insurance rates
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 | Radio Iowa
Lawyers see claims dropping, malpractice rates growing
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 | Associated Press
U.S. Chamber liability ranking draws both praise and criticism
Monday, March 14, 2005 | Liability & Insurance Week
Illinois' business climate criticized; U.S. Chamber puts blame on lawsuits
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Corporate lawyers rank state's legal climate poor
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 | Charleston Gazette
Letter to the Editor: Effects of "tort reform"
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 | Denver Post
Corporations rank Mississippi courts unfairest
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 | National Underwriter
Chamber surveys lawyers on W.Va. courts
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 | Associated Press
House GOP question dem med-mal claims
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 | Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Go ahead. Test a lawyer's ingenuity. Try to limit damages
Sunday, March 6, 2005 | New York Times
Questions raised on malpractice policy costs
Friday, March 4, 2005 | Denver Post
Medical insurers testify
Thursday, February 24, 2005 | Southern Illinoisan
Legislators take med-mal deadlock head-on
Wednesday, February 23, 2005 | Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Patients for Justice have their say
Friday, February 18, 2005 | Edwardsville Intelligencer (IL)
New group opposes caps on awards
Friday, February 18, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Pair fights medical liability limits
Sunday, February 13, 2005 | Connecticut Post
Taylor's dad goes to Washington
Wednesday, February 9, 2005 | Massachusetts’ Pembroke Mariner
Las Vegas woman put forward by groups opposed to malpractice lawsuit limits
Wednesday, February 9, 2005 | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Gun control group stands against lawsuit control
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 | CNSNews.com
Valley woman's case highlights medical malpractice debate
Monday, February 7, 2005 | Las Vegas Sun
Medical malpractice victims lobby against tort reform bill
Monday, February 7, 2005 | CNSNews.com
'Victims' Day' on Capitol Hill
Sunday, February 6, 2005 | Washington Post
Speaking out: Monticello woman heads to Washington D.C. to lobby against putting cap on medical malpractice lawsuits
Sunday, February 6, 2005 | Arkansas’ Pine Bluff Commercial
Pendleton woman, son join lobby effort in nation’s capital
Sunday, February 6, 2005 | East Oregonian
Tort reform: The big payoff for corporations, curbing the lawsuits that hold them accountable
Friday, February 4, 2005 | Democracy Now!
GOP lawmakers seek malpractice suit cap
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 | Illinois’ Bloomington Pantagraph
Dad seeks prez's ear on malpractice cap
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 | Boston Herald
GOP renews call for malpractice caps
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Docs launch new med-mal reform campaign
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 | Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
US to tackle tort costs from both sides
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 | Reinsurance Magazine
Letter to the Editor: Oversight needed, not tort reform
Monday, January 24, 2005 | Modern Healthcare
Dueling lobbies bristle over tort reform but play it for laughs
Sunday, January 23, 2005 | Dallas Morning News
Group wants doctors to stop lobbying patients
Thursday, January 20, 2005 | CNSNews.com
Tillinghast tort system cost study under fire
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 | Insurance Journal
Bush brings malpractice issue to Illinois
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 | University Wire
A gift for drug makers
Friday, January 14, 2005 | New York Times
Dietary rules heighten food fight over FDA
Thursday, January 13, 2005 | Christian Science Monitor
Tort reform debate turns ugly
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 | Fort Smith Times Record
Opposition to shielding drug makers makes malpractice bill a longer shot
Monday, January 10, 2005 | CQ Weekly
Op/Ed: Case against tort reform
Monday, January 10, 2005 | San Francisco Examiner
Op/Ed: Patients are not the problem
Monday, January 10, 2005 | USA Today
The Bush Agenda: Investors should benefit; planners say sit tight for now
Friday, January 7, 2005 | CBS MarketWatch
State’s leaders take up malpractice reform issue
Friday, January 7, 2005 | Bowling Green Daily News
Batavia woman asks Bush to think of her Victim joins effort against tort reform
Thursday, January 6, 2005 | Chicago Daily Herald
Rectal thermometer, toilet brush warnings win wacky awards
Thursday, January 6, 2005 | Associated Press
Bush promotes plan to limit medical liability lawsuits
Thursday, January 6, 2005 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bush campaigns to curb lawsuits
Thursday, January 6, 2005 | Washington Post
President seeks caps on verdicts
Thursday, January 6, 2005 | New York Sun
New emphasis on state malpractice talks after Bush visit
Thursday, January 6, 2005 | Associated Press
Bush calls for limits on class-action lawsuits
Thursday, January 6, 2005 | Chicago Tribune
Letter to the Editor: The most direct way to reduce lawsuits is to reduce malfeasance
Thursday, January 6, 2005 | Charleston Daily Mail
Doctors are eager to hear what Bush will say about crisis
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Southern Illinoisan
Malpractice victims pan president's plan
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Illinois’ Alton Telegraph
Victims want Bush to hear message
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Edwardsville Intelligencer
Victims want to talk to Bush, too
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Medical malpractice
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Nightly Business Report
Opponents Of President lay blame on insurance companies
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Missouri’s KSDK-5
Medical liability
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Newshour with Jim Lehrer
Medical malpractice bill limiting drug companies' liability on GOP agenda
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | CQ Today
Bush presses congress to pass medical liability bill
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Bloomberg
Critics of Bush medical liability reform plan gather in Collinsville, Ill.
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Bush heads to 'Judicial Hellhole'
Tuesday, January 4, 2005 | CNNMoney.com
President Bush to speak in Madison County, Illinois, regarding tort reform
Tuesday, January 4, 2005 | Minnesota Public Radio
Bush to tout malpractice reform
Tuesday, January 4, 2005 | Belleville News-Democrat
Pro-lawsuit group wants Bush's ear
Tuesday, January 4, 2005 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Medical malpractice
Monday, January 3, 2005 | Lou Dobbs Tonight (CNN)
Insurance regulations bear blame, critics say
Sunday, January 2, 2005 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Letter to the Editor: Chamber should be up front about newspaper
Saturday, January 1, 2005 | Illinois’ State Journal-Register

2004

Letter to the Editor: The Future of Medical Malpractice
Monday, December 27, 2004 | New York Times
Bill would shield some drug firms from punitive damages
Sunday, December 26, 2004 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Letter to the Editor: California insurance regulation
Wednesday, December 22, 2004 | Washington Times
Illinois county once again leads list of 'hellholes'
Monday, December 20, 2004 | Business Insurance
A season for lists produces two on the legal system
Monday, December 20, 2004 | National Law Journal
St. Clair courts join list of worst
Thursday, December 16, 2004 | Belleville News-Democrat
Letter to the Editor: Pain and Suffering Very Real to Accident Victims
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 | Columbus Dispatch
The tort tangle
Monday, December 13, 2004 | Albuquerque Tribune
Automakers lobby for limits on lawsuits
Monday, December 6, 2004 | Detroit News
A very uncivil war
Monday, November 22, 2004 | The Lawyer (UK)
Perspective on capping malpractice damages
Thursday, November 18, 2004 | CNNfn
Op/Ed: Are caps the answer to the malpractice crisis?
Monday, November 15, 2004 | Family Practice News
Missouri medical malpractice claims fall
Thursday, November 4, 2004 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With Republican control in Congress and White House, bipartisanship is important for getting things done
Thursday, November 4, 2004 | National Public Radio
Op/Ed: Campaigns benefit voters
Thursday, October 28, 2004 | USA Today
Look who's behind “tort reform”
Sunday, October 24, 2004 | The Nation
Rate filings questioned
Saturday, October 16, 2004 | Edwardsville Intelligencer
Malpractice fight focuses on court vote
Tuesday, October 12, 2004 | Cincinnati Enquirer
Op/Ed: Damage Caps Benefit Big Business, Not the Little Guy
Friday, October 1, 2004 | California’s The Daily Journal
False Alarm: How the media helps the insurance industry and the GOP promote the myth of America's "lawsuit crisis"
Friday, October 1, 2004 | Washington Monthly
Man on a mission: He’ll protest at convention
Monday, August 30, 2004 | Massachusetts’ Patriot Ledger
If John Edwards can do it, why not you?
Friday, July 30, 2004 | New York Lawyer
Letter to the Editor: Insurance Industry Issues
Tuesday, July 20, 2004 | Washington Times
Malpractice madness
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 | Mother Jones
Malpractice myths
Monday, June 21, 2004 | New York Times
Letter to the Editor: Don't Protect Fast Food
Wednesday, June 2, 2004 | Detroit News
Letter to the Editor: 'Tort reform' doesn't help insurance rates
Thursday, April 29, 2004 | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Not keeping a secret: Study finds sealed settlements are rare in federal courts
Friday, April 9, 2004 | ABA Journal
Doctors feel heat for taking patients' sides in malpractice cases
Thursday, April 8, 2004 | Associated Press
Trial by anecdote
Thursday, April 1, 2004 | Extra!
Groups disagree over state malpractice 'crisis'; They spar on how statistics document insurance problems of New York's doctors.
Saturday, March 20, 2004 | New York’s Post-Standard
Democrats release study faulting class-action bill
Friday, March 12, 2004 | National Journal’s Congress Daily
Tough call: Should congress pass the Cheeseburger Bill?
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 | CNNfn Market Call
Robin Hood is alive in court, say those seeking lawsuit limits
Monday, March 8, 2004 | USA Today
Supremes limit punitive damages
Monday, March 1, 2004 | Dollars & Sense
Republicans' latest strategy on medical malpractice caps: A few specialties at a time
Friday, February 27, 2004 | Congressional Quarterly Weekly
Valley mom to lobby senators
Tuesday, February 24, 2004 | Nebraska’s Fremont Tribune
Women and children last
Tuesday, February 24, 2004 | TomPaine.com
Senate debates medical malpractice caps
Monday, February 23, 2004 | National Public Radio
Nebraska mother in Washington to speak about bill
Monday, February 23, 2004 | Associated Press
Challenges in passing reforms show value of simple approach
Monday, February 16, 2004 | Business Insurance
Tort reform opponents tout rights of plaintiffs; Access at issue
Monday, February 16, 2004 | Business Insurance
Doctors and their supporters mass on State House
Thursday, January 22, 2004 | Associated Press
Physicians protest cost of insurance; About 2,000 march outside State House; Ehrlich voices support
Thursday, January 22, 2004 | Baltimore Sun
Doctors to rally for malpractice reform; Skyrocketing insurance rates in Md. lead many to retire or leave state, but patients' rights advocates claim awards to victims not to blame
Monday, January 19, 2004 | Associated Press
Group backs jury idea
Monday, January 12, 2004 | Newhouse News Service

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