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Feb. 3 2007 - Provo, UT
Medical malpractice tort reform bills criticized.

Feb. 2 2007 - Dover, DE
Facing spiraling medical malpractice costs, a group of Kent County
doctors are banding together to create their own malpractice
insurance company...

Feb. 2 2007 - Albany, NY
Physicians will quit due to high malpractice insurance rate, medical
society says.

Feb. 2. 2007 - Houston, TX
Ex-surgeon facing prison nixes plea deal.

Jan. 12 2007 - Portland, OR
Malpractice Payouts Decline.

Jan. 12 2007 - Virginia Beach, VA
Mother, child awarded $1.8 million for injuries during childbirth.

Jan. 10 2007 - Marshal, TX
Defense set to rest case in malpractice trial.

Dec. 10 2006 - Springfield, Il
Competition develops to give doctors better insurance options.

Dec. 8 2006 - Harrisburg, PA
Report Recommends Phase-Out of Pa. Med Mal Abatement Program

Dec. 2 2006 - North Platte, NE
Former North Platte doctors want multiple medical malpractice
lawsuits moved out of Lincoln County.

Dec. 2 2006 - BIRMINGHAM, AL
Doctor facing malpractice suits in W.Va. fined in Alabama.

Dec. 1 2006 - Detroit, MI
Florida doctor faked experience in trial testimony, U.S. says.

Dec. 1 2006 - Fayetteville, AR
Obstacles to Reducing Human Injury and Death Due to Medical Error

Nov. 26 - Chicago, IL
AFL-CIO weighs in on cap law.

Nov. 21 2006 - Washington, DC
The children of slain New York Times reporter David E. Rosenbaum filed
a $20 million lawsuit yesterday against the District and Howard
University Hospital, claiming that their father was a victim of official
negligence and medical malpractice.

Nov. 21 2006 - Illinois
Medical malpractice caps are unconstitutional, suit claims.

Nov. 18 2006 - New York
Medical malpractice suits against vascular surgeons continue to
increase in this country.

Nov. 16 2006 - Ohio
Report: Medical malpractice to be tracked in future.

Nov. 16 2006 - Tennessee
Medical malpractice report gives ammunition to both sides.

Nov. 13 2006 - Indiana
Jury awards Gary native $1.5M in malpractice case.

Nov. 9 2006 - Florida
ProAssurance Corp., the nation's fourth largest medical malpractice
insurance provider, reported higher earnings Wednesday, but also said
it is monitoring the developments surrounding a $217 million
malpractice damages award in Florida.

Nov. 9 2006 - Florida
Insurance consumer advocate Steve Burgess has petitioned regulators
to force insurers to lower their medical malpractice rates for doctors.

Nov. 8 2006 - Ohio
Malpractice insurance rates decrease for Ohio doctors.

Nov. 5 2006 - Illinois
Beatrice Vance died of a heart attack. The coroner says waiting in the
emergency room helped kill her.

Nov. 2 2006 - Kentucky
The mother of a child born with brain damage lost a $120 million
medical malpractice lawsuit Wednesday in Kenton Circuit Court.

Nov. 1 2006 - Connecticut
$2.7 Million Awarded In Malpractice Suit. A young Windsor boy and his
mother have secured what is believed to be the largest medical
malpractice verdict ever in Connecticut for the type of injury he suffered
during childbirth.Oct. 28 2006 - Maryland
People Against Medical Malpractice (PAMM) supports the full and
honest disclosure of medical errors and timely and appropriate
compensation for all victims of medical negligence.

Oct. 27 2006 - Maryland
Commentary: Wis. Medical Malpractice Cap Held Unconstitutional: Is
Md.'s Next?