WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama touched on medical malpractice reform, prompting an eruption of applause from Republicans at Wednesday's joint session of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A small group of mistake-prone doctors is responsible for the belief the United States has a medical-malpractice lawsuit crisis, a watchdog report says.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate has once again rebuffed a Republican effort to limit jury awards in medical malpractice cases.
WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- Limiting medical-malpractice damages would limit the ability of patients to hold wrongdoers accountable, a lawyers' group said.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Florida voters approved three conflicting constitutional amendments dealing with medical malpractice, and now the courts and the Legislature will decide.
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A consumer group Monday blamed inadequate medical oversight in part for the increases in Texas medical malpractice rates. State legislators are considering a bi
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CARSON CITY, Nev., July 30 (UPI) -- Nevada's latest attempt to smooth out a nagging crisis over medical malpractice insurance didn't go far enough to satisfy an insurance industry organization. The Physician Insurers Association said Tuesday a bill proposed by state lawmakers to cap malprac
LAS VEGAS, July 22 (UPI) -- A large majority of Nevada voters are siding with the medical community on the question of placing limits on malpractice awards. A Las Vegas Review-Journal poll
