Groups join forces on medical liability reform
American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Jul 20, 2009
...Two medical liability reform coalitions are banding together to make sure the issue remains atop the list in the national debate on health system reform...

Court: Physician liability limited in third-party cases
American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Jul 20, 2009
...A recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling has eased some physician, hospital and other medical professionals' concerns that people they never treated or had a patient relationship with could file lawsuits successfully against them...

Opinion - Dr. Dustin Ballard: For some doctors, care is risky business
Marin Independent Journal, Novato, CA - Jul 19, 2009
...And do the results of this study mean that physicians who fret about the high costs of runaway medical malpractice claims are blowing smoke because it may be that their personalities are more to blame than the lawyers? Not necessarily...

Opinion - Glen Meakem Sunday: Obama's wrong agenda
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Jul 19, 2009
...They're attempting to force most Americans into a nationalized health insurance plan similar to Medicare that limits care but preserves the ability of trial lawyers to pursue unrestricted damages in medical malpractice lawsuits...

Opinion - Michael Arnold Glueck: Tort reform is needed for successful health-care plan
Daily Pilot, Costa Mesa, CA - July 18, 2009
...Although less frequently discussed than it should be, no new federal health-care plan will succeed and cut costs without some type of tort reform...