Judge dismisses some claims that Texas medical malpractice caps violate plaintiff's constitutional rights
Southeast Texas Record, Beaumont, TX - Apr 9, 2009
...The class action suit filed in the Marshall court on Feb. 25, 2008, seeks to nullify the tort reform act by arguing that the state's limits on non-economic damages are unconstitutional...

Hidden malpractice dangers in EMRs
Medscape Today - Apr 9, 2009
...Under the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, physicians who demonstrate meaningful use of EMR by 2011 will be eligible for full federal subsidies of up to $44,000. Failure to implement EMR by 2014 may also result in increased malpractice premiums and increased exposure to malpractice claims...