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Mississippi Tort Triumph
"This is no small achievement for a poor state that rarely appears on the top half of any list of economic measures&Doctors have fled or quit practicing, 71 insurance companies have pulled out, and a recent study by a local business group predicted the loss of 10,000 more jobs by 2009 without some legal reform." Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour signed into law one of the nation's most comprehensive tort reform bills in an attempt to make the state more business-friendly. Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2004
Medical-Malpractice Battle Gets Personal
"Doctors and lawyers long have been at odds over malpractice litigation. But soaring malpractice-insurance premiums, which hit doctors in high-risk specialties such as neurosurgery and obstetrics particularly hard, have fueled the debate.
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For doctors who blame the increases in their premiums on unwarranted lawsuits and large jury awards, the solution is clear: Overhaul the nation's civil litigation system, starting with limits on what jurors can award in damages." USA Today, June 14, 2004
Man Wins $3 Million for Injury by Doctor & A Malpractice Panel Earlier Had Found That the Doctor Had Done Nothing Wrong
"A jury awarded a South Portland man $3 million Wednesday, concluding a complicated malpractice claim & The verdict was unusually large for Maine, where awards of more than a million dollars are rare. It was particularly surprising in this case because a medical malpractice review panel had unanimously found that the doctor and hospital were not at fault for Maietta's injury. The panel's finding was disclosed to the jury, but it found for Maietta anyway." Portland Press Herald, May 27, 2004
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