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• Arizona News

• Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report summarizes recent medical malpractice developments

• Mistake Prone Arizona Doctor Put on Probation

• Arizona medical malpractice legislation has unresolved legality

• Arizona medical malpractice caps being pushed

• Medical Malpractice Dispute Continues

• Portion of Arizona Medical Malpractice Law Unconstitutional

• Arizona medical malpractice limits may be on the horizon

• North Carolina News

• North Carolina medical malpractice capped non-economic damage bill not passed

• North Carolina Senate pushing for a North Carolina medical malpractice cap

• Study discredits claims North Carolina medical malpractice crisis is present

• Elderly opposed to North Carolina medical malpractice cap.

• North Carolina doctors protest medical malpractice insurance

• North Carolina medical malpractice debate remains split

• Doctor Implicated in Medical Malpractice Changes Name

• Massachusetts News

• Cerebral palsy case ruled as malpractice

• Massachusetts medical malpractice rally

• Nursing Home Investigated in Case of Resident’s Death

• Nationwide News

• Medical malpractice lawsuit results in an award of $850,000 in damages

• $8 million verdict for failure to diagnose breast cancer lawsuit

• Public Citizen consumer watchdog group compiles database with 'Questionable Doctors'

• $30 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Awarded to Brain Damaged Boy

• Medical Malpractice Caps Fail to Control Rapidly Rising Premiums

• U.S. Medical Malpractice Hindered by Loss Severity

• Many States Look to California When Considering Medical Malpractice Insurance Reform

• Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry Not Responding to Caps, Claims Study

• Small percentage of undisciplined doctors responsible for high rates

• Medical Malpractice Caps Benefit Insurers

• Doctors’ Refusal to Compromise Attributed to Inability to Make Changes

• Medical Malpractice Caps No Miracle Cure

• Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis Worsens

• Medical Malpractice Ruling Criticized

• 2002 Government Data Disputes Claims Regarding Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

• Foundation Calls for Senator Frist to Recuse Himself: Family Fortune May Influence Medical Malpracti

• Senate Bill Calling for Medical Malpractice Caps Likely to Fail

• Public Citizen Claims Defeat of Medical Malpractice Bill a Victory for Consumers

• Grieving Father Lobbies Against Medical Malpractice Caps

• Consumer Rights Group Believes Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Eliminate Bad Doctors

• Woman Awarded $19 Million in Medical Malpractice Case

• Insurance Industry Should Immediately Release Data to the Public, Says Report

• Most Recent Data Released by the National Center for State Courts

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits and Medical School Choices May Be Linked

• Class Action Lawsuit Rights May Be Revoked

• Senate Votes on Class Action Status

• Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act bill forced through by House Republicans

• Lawsuit: Anesthesia Mistake Caused Suicide

• $1.5M Awarded to Parents of Malpractice Victim

• Billions Spent on Medical Errors

• Family Awarded $26M in Birth Injury Case

• Family Wins $3.49M In Birth Injury Suit

• Boston Surgeon Accused of Negligence

• Medical Practitioner Sued for Botched Abortion

• Planned Parenthood Sued for Botched Abortion

• Woman Wins $5.76M Over Botched Stomach Procedure

• Botched Abortion Results in $4.1 Million Settlement

• Woman Files $1.25M Suit Over Botched Breast Reduction Surgery

• Botched Vocal Cord Surgery Patient Sues

• $20 Million Awarded To Boy Left Blind After Birth

• Malfunctioning Brain Cancer Radiation Equipment

• Brain Monitor's Questioned

• Brain Damage Victim Awarded $16 Million

• Brain Tumor Patient Wins $16M Malpractice Suit

• Woman Awarded $895,000 in Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis Trial

• Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Less Likely With Second Opinion

• Older Breast Cancer Patients Getting Insufficient Treatment

• Suit Filed Claims Nursing Error

• Bronx Woman Sues Hospital Over Misdiagnosis

• Burnt Scrotum Lawsuit Yields $70,000 Verdict

• Bypass Surgery Rates Exposed

• Long Beach Woman Files Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit

• Jury Awards $3 Million to Cancer Misdiagnosis Victim

• Cancer Patient Wins Malpractice Suit

• $1.6M Settlement in Cancer Death Malpractice Case

• $1.5 million awarded to family of cancer victim

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Cardiologist

• Cedars-Sinai Fined for Overdoses

• $8M Award Given to Mother and Son

• Chicago Family Awarded $14 Million in Brain Injury Suit

• Doctors Sued for Childbirth Death

• Children Seek $45M in Medical Malpractice Suit

• $22.6M Settlement Reached in Birth Injury Suit

• $10M Settlement Reached in Nursing Home Case

• Protecting Yourself Against Common Medication Errors

• Couple Files Suit for Incorrect Operation

• 2004 C-Sections the Highest Ever Recorded in US

• Suit Filed Against Hospital for Deadly Blood Transfusion

• More Deaths Reported in Prisons

• Controversy with Hospital Defibrillators

• Delayed Diagnosis of TB in U.S. Raising Concerns

• Depression Plays Part in Medical Mistakes

• Study Finds Detection of Breast Cancer Varies

• Doctor Charged With Negligence

• Family Awarded $23M for Doctor Error

• Doctor Error Leads to Suit at BRMC

• Recent Survey Exposes Doctor Error’s

• Doctors Keep Licenses Despite Lawsuits

• Man Sues Doctor, Hospital for Misdiagnosis

• Couple Awarded $1.87M in Malpractice Suit

• Man Awarded $11 Million in Medical Malpractice Case

• Mistakes Lead to Break in Doctor-Patient Bond

• Two Doctors Sued for Negligence

• Consequences of Medical Malpractice

• Doctors Frequently Fail To Diagnose Flu in Children

• Some Doctors Don’t Want to Disclose their Errors

• $30 Million Awarded to Doctor’s Family

• Doctors Need More Discipline

• Doctor Sues His Hospital For Wife’s Death

• Emergency Room Waits Lengthen

• Suit Filed Against Enloe Medical Center

• Malpractice Suit against Ex-Eye Surgeon Settled

• Surgeon Charged for Failed Organ Harvest

• $16M Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Case

• Doctors Fail to Recognize Fatal Allergy

• Frivolous Medical Malpractice Suits Uncommon

• Girl Dies from Misdiagnosis, Family Sues

• Rehab Center Blamed in Medical Malpractice Suit

• $3.4M Jury Award in Hip Surgery Error Case

• Woman Wins $2.5M in HIV Misdiagnosis Cases

• Two Hospital Babies Die of Preventable Drug Error

• Woman Sues Hospital over Flesh-eating Bacteria

• Deadly hospital beds seized

• Hospitals Trying To Cut Errors, Save Lives

• Man Wins $1.8 in Hospital Error Suit

• Woman Reaches Settlement in Hospital Error Suit

• Hospital Errors Reported at Sacred Heart

• Hospitalized Kids at High Risk of Infection

• New Jersey Hospitals to Report Their Infection Rates

• Hospitals Encouraged to Waive Bills on Botched Care

• Hospital Cited Over Deadly Infections

• Hospitals Fail To Meet Heart Attack Care Guidelines

• LA Hospital Closes Units After Infection Outbreak

• Hospital Design May Help Prevent Medical Errors

• Hospital Performance Measures Need Improvement

• Hospital Procedures To Blame For High Infection Rate

• Consumer group issues statement saying House rewards medical negligence

• Inadequate Health Care In The U.S

• $4.45M Awarded for Wrong Diagnosis

• Inmate Sues Over Cancer Misdiagnosis

• Proposed Pay Increases Could Reduce Prison Malpractice Rates

• Inaccurate 'America’s Best' Hospital List

• IV Error May Cost Infant His Arm

• Judge Dismisses Cap on Malpractice Awards in Illinois

• Research: Juries Sympathetic to Doctors in Malpractice Cases

• Jury Awards Amputee $1.1M

• Doctors Missing High Blood Pressure in Kids

• $3M Verdict Upheld in Lab Mistake Case

• Standard Labor-Delaying Drug Has Safer Alternative

• LAFD Required to Improve Patient Care

• Lawsuit Filed Against Carnival Cruise Line

• Frivolous lawsuits, or any lawsuits, seem far fewer than many claim

• Malpractice Lawsuit Filed By Lesbian Couple

• $20M Awarded to Family in Botched Liposuction Suit

• Male breast cancer commonly misdiagnosed

• Study: Hospital Mistakes Number in the Millions

• Medical misdiagnosis case begins

• Panel of experts say health courts could solve medical malpractice

• Family Awarded $28M in Malpractice Suit

• Mammograms Are to Blame for Cases of Cancer Misdiagnosis

• Mayo Clinic Takes New Measure to Prevent Errors

• Study shows long medical shifts could be as dangerous as drinking

• The Medical Error Crisis

• Medical Mistakes Exposed

• Medical Center Attempts to Eliminate Prescription Errors

• Video Games May Reduce Surgical Errors

• First-year Medical Residents Exceed Work Limits

• $24M Settlement Reached in Medmal Suit

• Medical Malpractice Reform Hurts Victims

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Not Causing Health Care Crisis

• $10 Million Verdict Awarded to Medical Malpractice Victim

• Lawsuit Filed for Childbirth Death

• Medication Errors Harm 1.5 Million Annually

• Jury Awards Man $217M Medical Malpractice Verdict

• Jury Awards $1.2m in Missed Ulcer Lawsuit

• Woman Sues over Missed Cancer Diagnosis

• Doctor Mistake To Blame For Woman’s Hearing Loss

• Naps may not Help Sleep-Deprived Doctors

• Democrats Win Fight—Block Medical Malpractice Bill in Senate

• States Place High Importance on Medical Malpractice Reform

• GAO study shows medical groups created “crisis” to push their own agenda

• Republican medical malpractice crisis report request weakens party’s stance

• Preventable postoperative complications and death contributing to high figures

• Navy Hit With $150M Cerebral Palsy Claim

• $1.2M Settlement Reached in Surgical Error Case

• Nerve Damage Suit Settled

• Hepatitis C Scare in Nevada

• Settlement Reached in Hepatitis Case

• New York Faces Medical Malpractice Problems

• $17M Settlement Reached in Medmal Case

• New report shows no link between medical malpractice lawsuits and insurance spikes

• Widow Sues Nursing Home over Husband’s Death

• Nursing Home Guidelines Not Sufficiently Enforced, Report Finds

• Woman Files Suit Against Nursing Home

• Family Wins $1.3M Verdict in Negligent Obstetrical Care Suit

• Hudson Health Center Faces Suit

• Ohio Man Sues for Partial Castration

• Woman in Ohio Seeks $5M in Malpractice Suit

• Malpractice Trial Set to Begin

• Medical Malpractice Law Upheld in OR

• Ohio Doctor Accused of Over Prescribing Painkillers

• Hospital Painkiller Overdose Paralyzes New Mother

• Paramedic Error Causes Woman to Lose Arm

• Medical malpractice studies fail to address patient care

• Controversy Over Pediatric Errors

• Pediatric Errors for Chemo Patients Cause Concern

• Family Wins $6 Million In Pediatric Malpractice Lawsuit

• Poet’s Death Draws Attention to Inmate Medical Care

• Study: Ranking Poor Indicator of Hospital Quality

• Suit Filed After Mother Dies During Pregnancy

• Family Awarded $25.8M in Prescription Error Suit

• Preventable Medical Errors on the Rise

• Concerns Raised Over Prison Doctors in Wisconsin

• Study Finds Racial Disparities Persist in U.S. Hospitals

• Studies continue to show racial disparities in health care

• Consumer group ranks state medical boards

• Hospital Initiatives May Reduce Dangerous Lab Mistakes

• Study Shows Doctors Don’t Always Report Errors

• Rhode Island Hospital Surgical Errors

• Senate Reviews Caps on Malpractice Awards

• $3M Settlement Reached in Medical Negligence Suit

• Pennsylvania Sinus Infection Misdiagnosis

• Couple Awarded $23 Million after 6-Year Struggle

• Physician in SC Sues Doctors for Malpractice

• Medical Negligence Suit Filed Due to Staph Infection

• Jury Awards Stroke Victim $2.1M in Malpractice Suit

• Family Sues over Wrong Diagnosis

• Suit Filed Against Psychiatrist

• Suit Filed Against Dentist

• Woman Files Suit Against Former Surgeon

• Woman Sues Surgeon over Excessive Pain

• Surgeon Removes Healthy Kidney

• Man Files $200,000 Malpractice Suit Due To Surgical Error

• Lawsuit: Surgeon Leaves Sponge in Patient

• Technology Targets Left Behind Surgical Sponges

• Medical Malpractice Legislation Passed in TN

• Suit Alleges Nursing Error at Texas Hospital

• Tort reform will not improve health care

• Kidney Disease Often Undiagnosed by Primary-Care Doctors

• U.S. Government Admits to Medical Negligence

• U.S. Ranks Low for Preventable Deaths

• VA Looking into Surgical Deaths

• Victim of Radiology Mistake Awarded $5.7 Million

• ‘Virtual Medicine’ May Be Cause for Concern

• Women Claims Walgreen’s Error Caused Miscarriage

• Suits Filed for Medication Mistake

• Thousands Misdiagnosed With Whooping Cough

• Widow Files Suit Against Doctor

• Jury Awards Widow $2.2M in Malpractice Suit

• Woman Awarded $8.5 Million in Malpractice Case

• Woman Awarded $8M in Pharmacy Error Case

• Patient Safety Authority Reports on Wrong Site Surgeries

• Medical Malpractice Prompts Wrongful Death Suit

• Decision Reversed in Wrong Diagnosis Case

• Woman Sues over Wrongful Birth

• Mass. Jury Awards Man Who Lost Leg $1.1 Million

• Doctors Remove Wrong Kidney; Woman Sues

• Study: Decreasing Wrong-Site Surgery

• Young Athlete Awarded $18.5 Million in Mis-filled Prescription Case

• Florida News

• Woman Awarded $28 Million for Botched Gynecological Surgery

• Settlement Reached in Emergency Room Misdiagnosis

• Florida medical malpractice reforms being debated

• Florida Woman Sues for Medical Negligence

• Florida passes three medical malpractice amendments

• Lawyers and physicians planning to spend millions for medical malpractice bill

• Florida Doctors Charged With Insurance Fraud

• Portion of Florida medical malpractice reform legislation unconstitutional

• Medical Malpractice Victim Awarded $2 Million

• $1M Settlement in Florida Malpractice Suit

• Florida Woman Awarded $225K in Medical Malpractice Suit

• Florida Orthopedic Surgeon Suspended for Third Surgical Error

• Arkansas News

• Public Citizen completed a study on Arkansas medical misdiagnosis

• Public Citizen consumer group urged the Arkansas State Medical Board to investigate

• California News

• More problems for L.A.'s Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center

• Expired Medical Malpractice Suit Seeks Reinstatement in California Case

• Hospital Claims Surgical Error Benefited Patient

• California landmark medical malpractice law comes at expense of severely injured

• Family Awarded $340,000 in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• CA Hospital Investigated in Accidental Death

• Colorado News

• Colorado is one of the only states that have a cap on both economic damages and noneconomic damages

• Connecticut News

• $36.5M Malpractice Award Largest in CT State History

• Connecticut governor steps out of line from fellow Republicans

• Medical Malpractice Bill Dies, Doctors Demanded Inclusion of Caps.

• Connecticut Gov. Supports Higher Cap on Malpractice Claims

• Connecticut medical malpractice compromise yet to be reached

• Senate passed Connecticut medical malpractice reform

• Delaware News

• Public Citizen consumer group releases Delaware questionable doctors database.

• Medical Malpractice Legislation Intended to Control Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates.

• Washington DC News

• Washington D.C. medical malpractice “crisis” claims unfounded

• Study shows DC medical malpractice payouts have declined

• D.C. medical malpractice taskforce named

• Georgia News

• Contaminated Surgical Devices May Have Spread Rare Disease

• Victims of Georgia medical malpractices are unhappy with the new proposed legislation

• Illinois News

• Cook County, IL approves $35 million medical malpractice settlement

• Lawmakers to vote on Illinois medical malpractice caps

• Illinois lawyer says insurance to blame for high medical malpractice insurance

• U of Illinois board of trustees will consider malpractice settlement

• Il. Legislature caps medical malpractice awards

• $21 Million Awarded to Paralyzed Malpractice Victim

• Indiana News

• Indiana Hospitals to Report Medical Mistakes to State

• Majority of Indiana medical malpractice cases favor doctors

• Louisiana News

• Louisiana medical malpractice cap increase rejected

• Maryland News

• Report shows Maryland medical malpractice insurance crisis unfounded

• Panel approved Maryland medical malpractice recommendations

• Minnesota News

• Public Citizen Releases Searchable Online Database Containing Names of 371 “Questionable” Minnesota

• New Minnesota medical malpractice law

• Mississippi News

• Deadlines create Mississippi medical malpractice filing urgency

• Missouri News

• Missouri medical malpractice cap to be debated in the House

• Missouri medical malpractice claims and cases down.

• Missouri medical malpractice claims at an all time low

• Lakin Approves Plan for Missouri Medical Malpractice Coverage

• Missouri medical malpractice claims drop, insurance premiums continue to increase

• Nebraska News

• Nebraska medical malpractice cap upheld

• Nevada News

• Doctors pushing to remove medical malpractice exceptions despite stabilizing rates

• Nevada Supreme Court orders Secretary of State to respond to ballot question

• Nevada voters confused by feuding medical malpractice sides

• New Jersey News

• The Public Citizen consumer group wrote a letter to the New Jersey attorney general

• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Bill Approved by Assembly; Doctors Threaten Job Action in October

• Public Citizen consumer group releases New Jersey questionable doctors database

• Medical Malpractice Insurance Key Issue in New Jersey

• Public Citizen issued a letter to the Federal Trade Commission

• New Jersey medical malpractice reform rally

• Public Lacks Access to Malpractice Records—NJ to Provide Online Database

• New Jersey Legislators Approve Medical Malpractice Reform Bill

• New Jersey medical malpractice victims speak out

• New Jersey medical malpractice laws may result in largest donation

• Nurse Sentenced To Life In Prison

• New Mexico News

• Statute of limitation for child New Mexico medical malpractice no longer stands

• New York News

• Drug Addicted Dentist Harms Patient

• Hospital Sued For Grave Error In Handling Deceased Infant

• Surgery Mistake Leads to Loss of Woman’s Reproductive Organs

• New York medical malpractice debate continues

• Public Citizen releases New York medical malpractice information

• New York medical doctors protest

• Public Citizen consumer group released a report on New York medical malpractice March 11, 2003

• Widow Sues for Husband’s Preventable Suicide

• Oklahoma News

• Oklahoma medical malpractice crisis unfounded

• Oregon News

• Family Discovers Negligence Killed Son

• Oregon medical malpractice caps argued

• Oregon medical malpractice caps do not pass

• Oregon Doctor Crisis Unfounded

• Medical Malpractice Issue May Return to Ballot

• Pennsylvania News

• Bedridden Woman Awarded $4.2 Million

• Hospital Settles Malpractice Claim for $6.2 Million

• Pa. medical malpractice debate highlights flaws in the system

• Pennsylvania medical malpractice debate continues

• Pennsylvania hospital malpractice expenses revealed

• More than 11,600 Pa. patients contracted infections during 2004 hospital stays

• House of Representatives Passes First Step On Medical Malpractice Amendment

• Pennsylvania House Passes Medical Malpractice Caps

• Pennsylvania Medical Society makes false claims

• Public Citizen consumer group did a report on Pennsylvania medical malpractice

• Report Indicates Link Between Legal Losses and Rising Medical Malpractice Insurance Costs

• Statistics show Pennsylvania medical malpractice crisis is just a scare tactic

• Governor Ed Rendell criticizes Pennsylvania doctors

• Former insurance executive blames insurers for skyrocketing malpractice rates

• Governor Presents Proposal for Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Crisis

• Pennsylvania physicians not facing a "crisis" in medical malpractice insurance rates

• Doctors pressure lawmakers for Pennsylvania medical malpractice caps

• Pennsylvania medical malpractice crisis fabricated according to legal advocates.

• Pennsylvania medical malpractice panel wants more studies

• Pennsylvania medical malpractice problems- quick to point the finger

• Public Citizen released a 25-page report on Pennsylvania medical malpractice January 16, 2003.

• Pennsylvania physician departure reports untrue

• Senate Committee Endorses State Insurance Nominee

• Initial Pennsylvania medical malpractice steps taken

• New Study Shows Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Insurers Lost $18 Million Last Year

• Task Force Formed to Collect Medical Malpractice Litigation Data

• Jury Awards Twins $13 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• Rhode Island News

• Study shows Rhode Island medical malpractice “crisis” unfounded

• South Carolina News

• South Carolina medical malpractice debate continues

• Scare tactics being used instead of efforts to reduce medical mistakes

• Texas News

• Couple Awarded $10 Million in Malpractice Suit

• No evidence that a Texas medical malpractice “crisis” ever existed

• Texas Legislature Sets Cap on Medical Malpractice Awards

• Texas Governor Rick Perry Conducts Ceremonial Signing of Medical Malpractice Bill

• Texas medical malpractice caps will be ineffective

• Texas caps making it difficult to find representation for legitimate claims

• Texas insurers still fail to say when rates will decline

• Washington News

• Washington doctors, lawyers continue to argue medical malpractice initiatives

• Study Shows Malpractice Claims Not Affecting Physician Insurance Rates

• Jury Awards Landmark Settlement in Brain Damage Case

• Washington governor opposes medical malpractice caps

• Coalition submits 200,000 signatures to Legislature

• Lawyer fight hard against Washington medical malpractice proposal

• West Virginia News

• Woman Sues Doctor for Nephew’s Death

• The Public Citizen consumer group examined government agency statistical sources

• New Medical Malpractice Law Challenged by Attorneys

• West Virginia medical malpractice lawyers continue to debate issue

• On January 23, 2003, Public Citizen's Director Sidney Wolfe sent a letter to the West Virginia Boar

• The President of Public Citizen consumer group, Joan Claybrook, issued a statement

• Wisconsin News

• $8.4 Million Awarded in Medical Malpractice Suit

• Nursing Error Results in $1.9 Million Settlement

• State Supreme Court Reverses Its Own Decision

• Double standard infringes on consumer rights

• Wyoming News

• Voters urged to defeat two constitutional amendments on ballot

• Various Options Under Consideration for Wyoming Medical Malpractice Reform

• Idaho Medical Malpractice