Competing demands in health overhaul
Seattle Times, WA (Associated Press) - May 11, 2009
...They would cap or eliminate tax breaks for employer-provided benefits, using the revenue to subsidize care for low-income people. Doctors also want curbs on medical-malpractice awards...

Editorial: Sue where it suits you
Madison County Record, Edwardsville, IL - May 10, 2009
...In past years trial lawyers gravitated to the pro-plaintiff courtrooms of big city Philadelphia, "shopping" their cases away from rural and suburban judges and juries that were pro-fact rather than pro-plaintiff or pro-defendant. No more shopping now. Illinois has no such law. Venue shopping is common...

Hospitals find confession good for the bottom line
Crain's Detriot Business, MI - May 10, 2009
...Another benefit is cost reductions on medical malpractice lawsuits, liability premiums and attorney fees, said hospital officials...

Opinion - Sally C. Pipes: A swift re-tort: How to fight lawsuit abuse
The Washington DC Examiner, DC - May 10, 2009
...Reasonable attorney fees are particularly beneficial in health care, reducing baseless malpractice lawsuits and bringing down costs. A study by Stanford business professor Daniel P. Kessler found that attorney fee limits, along with other malpractice reforms, can increase the supply of physicians by 3.3 percent...

Nurses' supporting role in law and order
The New York Times, May 9, 2009
...Nurses with forensic training may gather data at accident sites and in other situations where crimes may have occurred or medical evidence needs to be collected. They may also testify in court cases and help lawyers understand medical records — often for medical malpractice cases...

Editorial: Jacob: Reforming the U.S. healthcare system must start with reducing demand
Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX - May 9, 2009
...He defines two types of medical malpractice. Type I malpractice: Doing something medically necessary unacceptably poorly. Type II malpractice: Doing something unnecessary very well...

Births on cue: C-sections soar in S. Florida
Merced Sun-Star, Merced, CA - May 8, 2009
...In South Florida, virtually no obstetrician has malpractice insurance, and most believe that they're less likely to be sued if they choose to be active in a crisis, such as operating to remove a baby from the womb, rather than allowing nature to take its course...