Headed to a health care 'town brawl?' Read this first
Idaho Stateman, Boise, ID - Aug 12, 2009
...And three, if the government uses the comparative research results to establish best practice guidelines, then doctors who don’t follow the guidelines but rather consider the individual needs of their patients, could be liable for malpractice claims…. the last two arguments fall apart on close scrutiny...

Protestor calls 'Patients First' group 'a front'
INFORUM, Fargo, ND - Aug 12, 2009
...Later Paulik said health reform legislation moving through Congress doesn’t do anything to address the need for tort reform, including medical malpractice insurance, which she said costs $256 billion...

Opinion - Steven Pearlstein: Behold, a national and rational conversation on health care
The Washington Post, DC - Aug 12, 2009
...Yes, the fear of malpractice suits causes many doctors to practice defensive medicine, but its impact on the cost of care is greatly exaggerated. Krauthammer, like many malpractice critics, relies on an article in the New England Journal of Medicine that is based primarily on a survey of doctors in Massachusetts...

State challenged on speedy malpractice fund appeal
WMUR, Manchester, NH (Associated Press) - Aug 11, 2009
...A group of medical providers is challenging New Hampshire's request for a speedy appeals process in a dispute over a malpractice fund....

Opinion - Rohn Robbins: Vail Law: More thoughts on torts and tort reform
Vail Daily, CO - Aug 11, 2009
...My antagonist, however, failed to tell me what dog she had in the fight of tort reform and violated the first precept of conscientious debate — telling the other party where you sit before you tell them where you stand...