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12-24-07 The Worst Courts for Businesses? It’s a Matter of Opinion
12-4-06 Senator Lott Learns The Importance of Suing
7-7 Study Says Malpractice Payouts Aren't Rising
6-22-05 Schnookered again; West Virginia made bad trade
1-16-05 Tort deform bill fixes a non-problem
1-12-04 Only insurance industry will benefit from tort reform
10-2-03 Malpractice Makes Perfect
8-13-03 State Must Address Rate of Medical Malpractice
7-30-03 Offending doctors now listed online: 293 W.Va. physicians have been disciplined for various misdeeds
7-08-03 New 2002 Government Data Disputes Malpractice Lawsuit "Crisis" in West Virginia
6-19-03 False Claims
6-12-03 A Conservative Call For Universal Access To Health Care
6-4-03 Time Magazine Breaks News With Study Showing Doctors’ Malpractice Insurance Rates Are Higher In States That Cap Damage Awards
5-13-03 Report blasts malpractice system
4-3-03 H.R. 5: A Cruel Proposal in Congress That Will Hurt Patients (pdf) 
3-4-03 A Free Ride for Bad Doctors
3-5-03 Putting a face on malpractice insurance debate
2-28-03 "Tort Reform" Goes National
2-25-03 The Political Mind Behind Tort Reform
2-21-03 "Bad Faith" Insurers
2-14-03 Insurance Industry Doesn't Want to Play Fair
2-11-03

The Real Aim of Medical Malpractice "Reform"  Tom Paine Ad, pdf
2-7-03 Medical "Tort Reform" Goes to Senate Floor
2-5-03 Wise, GOP united on medical liability bill
1-31-03 Spin Docs & Insurance Bucks Push "Tort Reform" Through Judiciary
1-31-03 Chairman hopes action will enhance health care: Malpractice premiums, he thinks, will not come down
1-30-03 Malpractice: More balance needed
1-24-03 Consumer group targets bad doctors: Medical board urged to improve its investigations
1-24-03 Tort ‘reform' won't cut doctors' insurance premiums (follow link, scroll down)
1-24-03 What do doctors want? Immunity
1-21-03 Insurance crisis all about greed
1-20-03 Malpractice debate often misunderstood (follow link, scroll down)
1-18-03 Consumer Advocates Fire Back at Medical and Insurance Industries for Malpractice Crisis
1-17-03 Ads attack tort reform proposal   Watch the video (3mb mpg)
1-16-03 House Panders to Docs & Insurance Companies in Passing "Tort Reform"
1-15-03

Consumer Groups Denounce Bush Decision to Keep Media from Appearance at Hospital with Malpractice Record
1-13-03 Mother calls for ‘victims' day'
1-12-03 Most think tort reform best for profits, poll says
10-12-02 New Study Refutes Insurance Industry’s Explanation 
For Rising Medical Malpractice Rates
10-11-02 Premiums dictated by economy