Maryland high court to consider expert witness rule
American Medical News, Chicago, IL - Nov 16, 2009
Maryland's highest court will decide the scope of a state law setting minimum requirements for expert witnesses in medical liability cases -- a rule physicians say has been key to keeping unfounded lawsuits from clogging the courts...

Opinion - John C. LeVine: Real reform in nine necessary steps
Washington Square News, New York University, New York, NY - Nov 16, 2009
...Implement standards for tort law and medical malpractice. The issue here isn't necessarily hard caps but rather clear guidance on damages...

Pennsylvanians show a profusion of confusion on health care reform
The Morning Call, Allentown, PA - Nov 15, 2009
...There also was a lot of support for limiting medical malpractice awards, with 70 percent saying they'd like to see such limits included in the final legislation...

New York Bar Assn. president decries tort reform proposals
LegalNewsline, Chicago, IL - Nov 15, 2009
...Association President Michael Getnick, in a letter to his state's two senators, said how medical malpractice cases are handled should be left up to the individual states...

Opinion - Arnold Garcia Jr.: A veteran's take on health care battle
Austin American-Statesman, TX - Nov 15, 2009
...medical malpractice insurance rates driven by high jury awards also contribute to rising health care costs. Texas adopted a medical malpractice cap in 2003. How well it has worked depends on who you ask...

GOP: Health bill doesn't rein in lawsuits
United Press International - Nov 14, 2009
..."We could start lowering costs by reining in lawsuits in America," Kirk said. "We are the most litigious country on Earth. Lawsuit reforms can save billions in healthcare costs alone."...

Opinion - Steve and Cokie Roberts: The buck stops nowhere
The Jamestown Sun, Jamestown, ND - Nov 14, 2009
...Trial lawyers, who pour millions into Democratic coffers, are adamantly opposing revision of the medical-malpractice system, another money-saving option...