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: Res ipsa loquiturTort Reform and Legal Mythologies: Re-Examining Limits on Tort Actions and Damage Awards
By jonathanturley (index)
In light of today’s story on the debate over the Virginia damage caps on tort lawsuits against the state, this prior column may be of some interest. Turning Patients Into Hostages; Doctors and their insurers are using medical extortion to boost profits. Last week, virtually all surgeries at four major West Virginia hospitals were suddenly canceled. The reason [...]
Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on April 14, 2008 (boomark / email).

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