Medical Malpractice

• Health care Reform Must Put Patients First Because Medical Errors Happen All Too Often

  Christopher Nace | November 16, 2009 10:00 AM | 1 CommentWashington, DC

  There has been a lot of emphasis during the health care reform debate on medical malpractice reform. But this report by CNN's Heidi Collins demonstrates just how frequently egregious medical errors...

• Doctors Speak Out on Malpractice

  Jonathan Nace | November 16, 2009 9:18 AM | 1 CommentWashington, DC

  We recently commented on Dr. Parikh's brave article in Salon Magazine. It seems this may be catching on. Dr. Richard Klein has written a book on the dangers of medical mistakes, and has a message...

• Loser Pays Tort Reform Would Bar All Medical Negligence Cases

  Christopher Nace | November 04, 2009 10:24 AM | 5 CommentsWashington, DC

  A story in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution discusses a plan by Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia to enforce a loser pays system in medical negligence...

• A Doctor's Perspective on Tort Reform

  Christopher Nace | October 28, 2009 10:46 AM | 2 CommentsWashington, DC

  Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. is a brave man. In an article he has penned for the online magazine Salon, Dr. Parikh takes on his colleagues, peers and the American Medical Association and challenges the...

• The Reality and Injustice of "Caps" on Noneconomic Damages

  Christopher Nace | October 19, 2009 10:12 PM | 1 CommentWashington, DC

  So-called caps on non-economic damages have been making a lot of news these days as part of the health care reform debate. The idea is to limit non-economic damages--or damages for pain and...

• President Uses Tort Reform -- or Patient Rights -- as a Bargaining Chip

  Christopher Nace | September 09, 2009 9:21 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  During his speech to the a joint session of Congress tonight, President Obama discussed a perceived need for medical malpractice reform: Finally, many in this chamber - particularly on the...

• Tort "Reform" Would Add Insult to Injury

  Christopher Nace | September 08, 2009 9:55 PM | 1 CommentWashington, DC

  The Washington Post ran a story today about a young girl who contracted a rare infection that could have had catastrophic results had not been diagnosed when it was. The story discussed how it was...

• "Defensive Medicine" a Sham Argument in Health Care Reform Debate

  Christopher Nace | July 31, 2009 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  We've heard a lot about doctors practicing defensive medicine in an effort to avoid frivolous lawsuits. Of course, there is no evidence to suggest that so-called defensive medicine actually exists,...

• Medical Malpractice Not the Cause of Insurance Rate Rises in New York

  Christopher Nace | June 07, 2009 10:57 AM | 4 CommentsWashington, DC

  We often hear that the reason doctors have to pay so much in medical malpractice insurance premiums is because of runaway juries and soaring malpractice awards. But a recent study by the New York...

• PA Supreme Court Candidate Promotes Free Market, When It's Convenient

  Jonathan Nace | May 06, 2009 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC

  Joan Orie Melvin has what she calls a record with regard to my judicial philosophy. She proudly defines herself by saying: I am a strict constructionist. I believe in judicial restraint. The job...