Experiments in tort reform
New York Times, NY - Oct 13, 2009
...In fact, states already have tried a number of approaches. Most have yielded mixed results. Here’s a quick overview of those attempts...

Panelists: Health care reform? Yes. Rush it? Why?
Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA - Oct 13, 2009
...Delozier also criticized Gov. Ed Rendell on medical malpractice reform. "Our current governor is against any kind of medical malpractice reform. ... It will depend on our next governor," Delozier said...

Health care reform debate coming to a head
Sun Gazette, Williamsport, PA - Oct 13, 2009
...Redmond noted that medical liability reform has escaped much of the discussion, in part because of the powerful lobbying efforts of trial lawyers...

Editorial: Tort retort
Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA - Oct 13, 2009
...But if it is not the seismic shift Republicans would have it be, neither is it so insignificant as the trial-lawyer lobby would suggest. Tort reform should remain a part of the discussion.

Dem lawmaker says tort reform will be part of health bill
The Hill, Washington, DC - Oct 12, 2009
...Medical malpractice reform will likely be part of the final health bill to pass through Congress, one House Democrat said over the weekend...

Opinion - Don Surber: $250,000 suddenly is an insult
Charleston Daily Mail, WV - Oct 12, 2009
...Medical malpractice reform worked in West Virginia. We were running out of emergency room doctors. The Charleston Gazette and the trial lawyers screamed for years that it was “unfair” to cap damages — until their hospital’s emergency room was downgraded to Level III care...

Opinion - Candace Talmadge: Shoddy business practices cause malpractice insurers' woes
The North Star National, Byron Center, MI - Oct 12, 2009
...In short, do not believe a word the insurance industry says about a supposed medical malpractice crisis. Its members could cut their already low exposure risk in half, if they weren’t so busy collecting inflated premiums to notice...