On tort reform, Obama pitches state-level experiments but offers few details
Washington Post, DC - Sep 11, 2009
...it was one of the few times that Republican lawmakers stood to applaud. But the ideas the president embraced stopped considerably short of the federal limits on awards in malpractice lawsuits that the GOP and the nation's physicians have sought for years...

Health negotiators look at malpractice changes
Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, GA (Associated Press) - Sep 11, 2009
...The possibility that malpractice changes could be part of health care legislation that suddenly seems to have better chances of passing has sent doctors and trial lawyers scrambling...

States could offer template for revising malpractice law
Wall Street Journal, NY - Sep 11, 2009
Programs under way in several states could provide a template for President Barack Obama's pledge to address medical-malpractice abuses....

White House vows quick action on medical malpractice reform pledge
Fox News - Sep 10, 2009
...Sebelius hopes to announce within a month the location and scope of demonstration projects to curb frivolous lawsuits and, possibly, reduce the use of so-called defensive medicine to avoid them, an administration official told FOX News...

Health care issues: Medical malpractice lawsuits
The Modesto Bee, CA (Associated Press) - Sep 10, 2009
...Some in the GOP see "tort reform" as a magic bullet for runaway costs and have been pushing it for years. The proposal never goes far with most Democrats, who call it a red herring. This contest of ideas has as much to do with special interest groups as with the two parties...