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Welcome to 'Tort Hell' - West Virginia, that is. A 'doctors crisis'.(doctor shortage in state caused by legal atmosphere)
The state of West Virginia, no stranger to problems, has a severe one on its hands now: a "doctors crisis." That's what many are calling it, and with good reason. West Virginia is losing doctors every day; communities are going without care; no doctors are coming in-it is almost impossible to recruit. The problem is the legal atmosphere: The state has earned the designation "Tort Hell," or, if you are a plaintiff's attorney, "Tort Heaven." In probably no other state is it as hard to be a doctor, or to remain one. Doctors are becoming desperate; the public, slowly-and in some areas, not so slowly-is waking up. The need for reform is crying. Of course, this need is felt all ...
- West Virginia
- Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States January 1, 2007 700+ words
West Virginia State of West Virginia ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: The state was originally the western...Charleston. ENTERED UNION: 20 June 1863 (35th). SONG: "The West Virginia Hills;" "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home;" "This Is...
- West Virginia Supreme Court Rules That the State's Statute Barring Claims of...
- News wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing July 10, 2006 700+ words
...jurisdictions that did adopt such reforms is West Virginia. That state had become extremely attractive...these claims were brought by nonresidents of West Virginia. In 2003, the West Virginia legislature attempted to curb this abuse...
- WEST VIRGINIA
- Reference information from: Young Students Learning Library January 1, 1996 700+ words
00-00-0000 Most of West Virginia lies in a vast coal region that stretches from Alabama...Only Kentucky produces more coal each year than West Virginia does. Coal brings West Virginia hundreds of millions of dollars every year. It...
- West Virginia American Water: Increased Costs, Lower Sales, 'Fair' ROE Drive...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 12, 2004 700+ words
...Va., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- West Virginia American Water (WVAW) today filed for...for lower income families throughout West Virginia. WVAW is currently appealing the West Virginia PSC's 2003 rate order to the State...
- West Virginia State College Leaders Continue Push for University Status.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 19, 2001 700+ words
...Tribune Business News Dec. 19--Say West Virginia State College doesn't become a university...Absolutely. Would those programs cost West Virginia taxpayers anything? Not a dime, school...name to impress grant-givers, West Virginia State Vice President R. Charles Byers...
- West Virginia Visits Namesake, Gives Back to Community.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire September 11, 2009 700+ words
...PRESSWIRE-11 September 2009-US NAVY: West Virginia Visits Namesake, Gives Back to Community...BAY, Ga. -- Crew members from USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) (Gold) made the annual...to give back to the children of the West Virginia home," said Storekeeper 3rd Class...
- WEST VIRGINIA BENEFITS FROM MULTI-STATE AGREEMENT
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 18, 2009 700+ words
...CHARLESTON, W.Va., Sept. 17 -- The West Virginia Department of Revenue State Tax Department issued the following news release: West Virginia State Tax Commissioner Christopher...Administrators (SEATA). The agreement allows West Virginia to share certain tax information with...
- West Virginia leads South in highway funds, but roads among nation's deadliest.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 1, 2004 700+ words
...Tribune Business News Dec. 1--West Virginia receives more federal highway money...among the deadliest in the nation. West Virginia ranked third in the South and tied...Carolina ranked worse in 2002. In 2002, West Virginia received $229 in federal highway money...
Source: HighBeam Research, Welcome to 'Tort Hell' - West Virginia, that is. A 'doctors...