The legislature in Austin, Texas, has been busy lately.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform, the state’s largest civil justice reform organization, released a press statement yesterday, declaring,
AUSTIN, Texas, May 29, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Texans for Lawsuit Reform commended state lawmakers for their continued commitment to ending lawsuit abuse in Texas. In a constructive session [...]
I don’t know much about Dr. Wurzbacher or her book on better doctor-patient communication, but I’m glad she pointed out this blog entry by medical malpractice attorney Jack Landskroner. He writes of potential clients who come to him due to a perceived problem in their own or a loved one’s care:
Many of these [...]
Personally, in my own family–though we’ve known plenty of happy homebirthers–we’ve preferred hospitals. I mention that upfront so that no one will think I’m trying to push any specific option for women. I’m just interested in what it reveals about the cost of liability–costs to patients as much as to doctors.
When Amy Cunningham [...]
No, but something even stranger seems to be taking place in North Carolina. Lawyers and Doctors are agreeing to tort reform. Obviously, this is unexpected. As one medical blogger asked, “Is hell freezing over in North Carolina?”
Apparently the dealmaker here was the desire on the part of both parties for litigants to [...]
Tennessee is one of the states we cover so this story caught my eye. (Actually, we are interested in what is going on in medmal in court cases and legislative bodies all over the country. You never know what state may end up leading the rest or what court case might end up [...]
May 23, 2007
Is court reform any real substitute for tort reform?
Having dabbled in the medmal blogosphere I have found a lot more material out there written by attorneys for potential litigants than I have for doctors and those concerned about insurance and other expenses. (I’ve also found a plethora of blogs that are simply robots that find online news stories and post links to [...]
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