Sides debate tort reform, see problems with the system
The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK - Mar 27, 2009
...Oklahoma courts set the standard of proof high for medical malpractice cases. Most lawsuits against physicians in Oklahoma that go to trial are decided in favor of the physician...

Thursday at the North Carolina General Assembly
The Fayetteville Observer, NC (Associated Press) - Mar 26, 2009
...The committee became the second in two days to approve a bill that would make all malpractice judgments and jury awards public information, but legal settlements only if they top $75,000...

I-LAW urges reform and opposition to trial lawyer bill
The Record, Edwardsville, IL - Mar 26, 2009
Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW) is beginning a grassroots campaign to get meaningful lawsuit reforms passed, which will in turn create a more favorable job creation climate...

Opinion - Jeff Raymond: Doctor flight a myth
The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK - Mar 26, 2009
...The state’s leading medical malpractice insurer, doctor-owned Physicians Liability Insurance Co., also is doing well. PLICO is in the best financial shape of its three-decade existence...

Opinion - Bill Summers: Legal reforms = jobs, stronger economy and greater access to care
Southeast Texas Record, Beaumont, TX - Mar 26, 2009
...We also expect to see efforts to reverse medical liability reforms that have dramatically increased access to health care for countless Texans, especially those in rural and underserved areas of our state...

Opinion - Pete Kotz: The Tennessee Legislature: Fighting for whoever has the cash
Nashville Scene, TN - Mar 26, 2009
...The same for medical liability limits. When legislatures started passing these, politicians claimed it would lower malpractice insurance, and thus lower the overall cost of medicine. That worked out well, didn't it?...