What defense lawyers seem not to realize is that tort reform hasn’t worked for 25 years. And large verdicts may be the most effective drivers in making health care safer.

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St. Louis County Circuit Judge Stephen Goldman created a stir when he declared the medical bills statute of Missouri’s tort reform law unconstitutional. In an order granting the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, Goldman in August said the law ...

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President's health care speech proposes state-level changes

Curbing medical malpractice lawsuits is a leading goal of business groups and Republicans, and President Barack Obama on Wednesday night during a joint session of Congress said he is pursuing a pilot project designed to prevent doctors from practicing "defensive medicine" by ordering unnecessary tests for fear of being sued.

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The medical bills statute of the 2005 tort reform law is unconstitutional, a St. Louis County judge said Thursday as he granted a plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. Judge Stephen Goldman called the procedure for determining the reasonable value ...

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