Another Medical Malpractice Crisis?

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Medical Malpractice in Crisis

In medical malpractice, perhaps more than in any other field of civil personal injury compensation, the blunt instrument of tort law is as well suited to the social needs of contemporary Canadian society as the feudal art of trial by combat was in settling civil disputes in earlier times. Plaintiffs have long complained that lawyers are reluctant to take on these cases because malpractice insur...

The new medical malpractice crisis.

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The medical malpractice insurance crisis, again.

The real crisis presented by the breakdown of our medical malpractice litigation and insurance system is that the wrong people are getting most of the money. Often, the people who sue have substantial injuries but dubious liability claims, while many people with legitimate claims can't even assert them. As a result, many doctors are angry and resentful toward patients who bring frivolous claims...

A physician's perspective on the medical malpractice crisis.