When Are Medical Malpractice Damage Caps Fair And Reasonable?
July 8, 2013
NEVER. Some U.S. states have enacted laws to limit the amount of damages that can be recovered by victims of medical malpractice from the negligent medical providers who were solely in the position to prevent the injuries they caused by simply providing the minimum level of care that their[...]
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“We Have Nothing To Fear But …. Ourselves”
June 23, 2013
One of the most memorable of all of the Presidential Inaugural Addresses is from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address that was broadcast on March 4, 1933, when the Great Depression had reached its greatest depth, at which time President-elect Roosevelt pronounced the b[...]
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2012 Republican Party Platform And “Tort Reform”
August 31, 2012
The Republican Party has published its 2012 Republican Party Platform in which it addresses many issues, including “tort reform” under the heading, “Reducing Costs through Tort Reform,” in which it states: Frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits have ballooned the cost of[...]
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Mitt Romney’s Views About Medical Malpractice
December 13, 2011
Current Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has expressed his opinions on medical malpractice reforms. On his 2012 presidential candidate website, Mr. Romney states, “The current medical liability system encourages defensive medicine and drives up health care costs. To address thes[...]
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Newt Gingrich’s Views On Medical Malpractice
December 12, 2011
What Is Newt Gingrich’s Position On Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States? In his opinion published in The New York Times on February 21, 2010, Republican Presidential Hopeful (and current leading Republican contender) Newt Gingrich wrote as follows: CAT scans, blood tests, ultrasou[...]
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