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Rx for civil justice system.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Blaming lawyers, insurers or anyone else for the malpractice crisis has been a fatal mistake of the medical profession for decades ("Line Drawn in War With Trial Lawyers," July 15, 2004, p. 1).
Physicians and many of their representative organizations at the national, state, and specialty levels have been aware of the ongoing problem in liability insurance and the civil justice system for generations. Over the years, physicians have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into these associations, which in turn have contributed heavily to the legislative efforts.
All are painfully aware, as Dr. J. Chris Hawk III said, that in fixing the civil justice system, "national efforts have failed and state successes have been few and far between."
Today, as 30 years ago, the American Medical Association can only say that it is close to solving this problem and Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) can only reply that the AMA would have reform if it were more flexible.
After 30 years of mistreatment, is it not time for another kind of remedy?
It is possible to fix the civil justice system, rein in the insurance industry, protect the patient's right for recompense, and restore the ...
- The civil justice system and the public.(Feature on Civil Justice)
- Magazine article from: LawNow Stratton, Mary Lowe, Diana Tsui, Lily April 1, 2004 700+ words
The civil justice system is that aspect of our justice...courts are at the centre of the civil justice system, the system is broader than the...themselves. We use the term "civil justice system" to include lawyers, legal aid...
- Time to act.(protection of civil justice system)(President's Page)
- Magazine article from: Trial Smith, Todd A. October 1, 2004 700+ words
...higher. The future of the civil justice system as we know it, access to...to medical matters in the civil justice system amount to only about 1 percent...against trial lawyers and the civil justice system in the minds of a good portion...
- Plaintiffs' Lawyer Sentencing in Kentucky Fen-Phen Case Spotlights Growing...
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire August 18, 2009 700+ words
...cases should serve as a wake-up call to the growing cancer of greed and corruption on our civil justice system." ILR seeks to promote civil justice reform through legislative, political, judicial, and educational activities at the national...
- A group of legal experts express their opinions concerning access to a fair and...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 2, 1986 700+ words
...Access to a fair and affordable civil justice system has been impaired by a variety...at the National Symposium on Civil Justice Issues held here. The symposium...steadily rising legal fees. "Our civil justice system is basically in good health...
- A vision of the civil justice system in the information age.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire June 27, 2000 700+ words
...GOVERNMENT: A vision of the civil justice system in the information age...the benefit of users of the civil justice system? The question is addressed...2000: A Vision of the Civil Justice System in the Information Age...
- Study reveals that transaction costs - what it costs for the civil justice...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 30, 1986 700+ words
...costs -- what it costs for the civil justice system to compensate plaintiffs...a study on the costs of the civil justice system reported by Gustave Shubert at the National Symposium on Civil Justice Issues here today. The Symposium...
- Florida Governor Signs Bill Changing Civil Justice System.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Kennedy, John May 27, 1999 700+ words
...sweeping changes to Florida's civil justice system, giving businesses new safeguards...significant change to Florida's civil justice system this decade. It would...more common sense to the civil justice system." Still, business interests...
- The civil justice system uncovers the truth for consumers.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: New Hampshire Business Review Jenkins, Martin R. November 17, 2000 700+ words
...concerned about it, the civil justice system was working to unveil the...The enormous power of our civil justice system to discover the truth and...justice in the courts. The civil justice system sounded the alarm on the...
