I haven't cross-checked her facts, but they seem pretty compelling. http://www.masslawyersweekly.com/index.cfm/archive/view/id/458397
... For 30 years, insurance companies have waged a public relations campaign designed to close the doors of the courtroom to those injured by medical professionals. This campaign is bolstered by claims of frivolous lawsuits. Proponents of the changes want the public to believe these claims are bankrupting insurance companies, burdening already overcrowded court dockets, and causing doctors to close their practices. Very few statistics that support these claims have been released. The perception is that there are thousands of claims and that virtually every doctor has been the "victim" of a medical-malpractice suit. I recently read an article in "Forum," a publication of the Risk Management Foundation for Harvard Medical Institutions. Below are statistics from that insurance publication: ... (disclaimer - this is one of my company's websites) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:329318 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
