Claims against Phila. VA up to $58 million
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Nov 25, 2009
...Twenty-seven men who received prostate brachytherapy at the Philadelphia VA and four veterans' wives are seeking a total $58 million in damages for radiation errors at the hospital from 2002 to 2008, according to documents obtained by The Inquirer through a Freedom of Information Act request...

House health care bill expands state AGs' powers
LegalNewsline - Nov 24, 2009
...Sections of the $ 1 trillion Affordable Health Care for America Act would be a boon to the nation's trial lawyers, a key Democratic constituency, allowing their ranks to sue businesses through state attorneys general over alleged medical-related violations...

Docs case for tort reform gets harder to make
National Public Radio - Nov 24, 2009
...But malpractice insurance costs are actually stabilizing in most parts of the country, even as Congress lurches along on legislation some say should do more to address it...

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