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Making hospitals safer for Hoosiers The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN May 31, 2006 http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/14707304.htm Opinion: State needs tort reform Asbury Park Press, Neptune, NJ May 31, 2006 http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060531/OPINION/605310421/1032 Medical malpractice news
Opinion: It's a myth that suits drive up health care costs The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN May 29, 2006 http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/editorial/14693951.htm 'Judicial Hellhole" reputation of South Texas could be changing Corpus Christi Caller-Times, TX May 28, 2006 http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_4733883,00.html $23 million malpractice award caps couple's 6-year struggle Washington Post, Washington, D.C. May 28, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/27/AR2006052701050.html Medical malpractice news
Surgeons' practice leaves Missouri for Kansas Kansas City Business Journal, KS May 26, 2006 http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2006/05/22/daily29.html Judge: Woman must pay $2.8 million for false sex-assault charges The Olympian, Olympia, WA (Associated Press) May 26, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060526/NEWS06/60526040 Medical malpractice news
Opinion: 'Cover Tennessee' plan survives partisanship Jackson Sun, TN May 25, 2006 http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060525/OPINION/605250301/1014 Vilsack signs malpractice bill The Des Moines Register, Iowa May 25, 2006 http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060525/NEWS10/605250394/1011 State's largest malpractice carrier caps rates, credits 2003 tort law Arkansas News Bureau, Little Rock, AR May 25, 2006 http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2006/05/25/News/336366.html Opinion: Tort reform would improve state's health care system Press and Sun-Bulletin, Vestal, NY May 25, 2006 http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060525/OPINION/605250334/1005 Opinion: Making patient safty the centerpiece of medical liability reform The New England Journal of Medicine, Waltham, MA May 25, 2006 http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/354/21/2205 State insurance agency lauds malpractice reform bill Washington Missourian, Washington, MO May 25, 206 http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16685796&BRD=1409&PAG=461&dept_id=33068&rfi=6 Medical malpractice news
Healey proposes malpractice overhaul The Standard Times, New Bedford, MA (Associated Press) May 24, 2006 http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/05-06/05-24-06/04state-region.htm Opinion: We need medical tort reform Townhall.com, Washington, D.C. May 24, 2006 http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/Scott%20Garrett/2006/05/24/198519.html Editorial: Contract trouble hurts sick children most Delaware County Daily Times, Clifton Heights, PA May 24, 2006 http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16683263&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18168&rfi=6 Healey's call for medical malpratice reform would cut lawyer fees Boston Business Journal, MA May 23, 2006 http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/05/22/daily27.html Medical malpractice news
Not so frivolous The Washington Post, D.C. May 23, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/22/AR2006052201397.html Senate GOP tries to regroup after Cover Tennessee vote The Elizabeth Star, Nashville, TN (Associated Press) Mayy 22, 2006 http://www.starhq.com/html/news/articles/articles.asp?day=Monday&article=e4672bc-tn-xgr-senaterepub.html Liability insurance crisis remains key challenge to physicians, hospitals Hospital News, PA May 22, 2006 http://www.pghhospitalnews.com/current/default.asp?page=1&articleID=598 Medical malpractice news
Study eyes needless medical tests The Albuquerque Tribune, NM May 22, 2006 http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_science/article/0,2668,ALBQ_21236_4717753,00.html Study: Few malpractice claims frivolous Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA May 22, 2006 http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137836234511&path=!news&s=1045855934842 Hospital infection data low; too low? Philadelphia Inquirer, PA May 22, 2006 http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/14636647.htm Editorial: Cover Tennessee to provide much relief The Mountain Press, TN May 22, 2006 http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1211&dept_id=169692&newsid=16671965&PAG=461&rfi=9 Computer program for hospitals is designed by Pa. startup Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, PA (Associated Press) May 22, 2006 http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-05212006-659565.html Opinion: The generosity of lobbyists helps kill tort reforms The Morning Call, Allentown, PA May 21, 2006 http://www.mcall.com/news/columnists/all-5generositymay21,0,7647405.column?coll=all-news-col Board adopts new court rules for doctors The Sun Herald, Jackson, MS (Associated Press) May 20, 2006 http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/state/14626329.htm Medical malpractice news
Keeping track of medical mistakes Portland Tribune, OR May 19, 2006 http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=35389 Editorial: Deeply flawed The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA May 19, 2006 http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1147990815238300.xml&coll=1 Medical board adopts expert testimony regulations The Sun Herald, Biloxi, MS (Associated Press) May 19, 2006 http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/14619790.htm Expert-testimony rules OK'd The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS May 19, 2006 http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060519/NEWS/605190368/-1/FEAT07 Opinion: What conservative paradigm? The American Thinker May 19, 2006 http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=5507 Specialty sites make finding a doctor or lawyer easy The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, LA May 19, 2006 http://theadvertiser.gns.gannettonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060518/TECH0601/602150623/1009/tech Editorial: Pull plug on groundless malpractice lawsuits The Daily Herald, Everett, WA May 19, 2006 http://heraldnet.com/stories/06/05/19/100edi_editorial001.cfm Cover Tennessee health care plan passes both houses Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN (Associated Press) May 19, 2006 http://www.southernstandard.net/news.php?viewStory=32113 Study says medical malpractice system is not plagued by frivolous lawsuits Boca Raton News, FL May 19, 2006 http://www.bocaratonnews.com/index.php?src=news&prid=15401&category=Local%20News Opinion: Malpractice reform would improve health care upstate Niagra Gazette, NY May 18, 2006 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/columns/local_story_138232230.html Opinion: The coming health-care crisis Hawaii Reporter, Honolulu, HI May 18, 2006 http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?f0be8b2d-b6ca-42b7-9b2e-778e113eb9fa Medical malpractice news
Senate approves Cover Tennessee with 31-1 vote The City Paper, Nashville, TN May 18, 2006 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=49891 Editorial: Big ideas need to get full airing The City Paper, Nashville, TN May 18, 2006 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=38&screen=news&news_id=49903 Senate OKs Cover Tennessee Knoxville News, TN May 18, 2006 http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_4707288,00.html Senate, House OK Bredesen health plan The Tennessean, TN May 18, 2006 http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060518/NEWS0201/605180408/1001/NEWS Medical malpractice news
Malpractice system flawed, study finds The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA May 17, 2006 http://www.pennlive.com/business/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/business/114785664577990.xml&coll=1 Medical malpractice cases by the numbers The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA May 17, 2006 http://www.pennlive.com/business/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/business/114787562218220.xml&coll=1 Surgeon faces new challenges Buffalo News, NY May 17, 2006 http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060517/1019100.asp After Senate's Health Week bust, House set to take up healthcare The Hill, D.C. May 17, 2006 http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/051706_health.html Opinion: Healthy choice Philadelphia Weekly, PA May 17, 2006 http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=12174 Missouri Physicians Mutual ranks as top malpractice insurer for 2005 Insurance Journal May 17, 2006 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2006/05/17/68467.htm Medical malpractice news
Doctors leaving Hawaii fed up with red tape Star Bulletin, Honolulu, HI May 16, 2006 http://starbulletin.com/2006/05/16/news/story04.html Business groups to keep pushing malpractice reform Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, CA May 16, 2006 http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/extraedge/washingtonbureau/archive/2006/05/15/bureau2.html?market=sanjose Senate Republicans switch assessment for Cover Tennessee The City Paper, Nashville, TN May 16, 2006 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=49831 Editorial: Cover Tennessee The City Paper, Nashville, TN May 16, 2006 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=38&screen=news&news_id=49848 State Senate strikes blow to Cover Tennessee Knoxville News Sentinel, TN May 16, 2006 http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/politics/article/0,1406,KNS_356_4701509,00.html Bryson files malpractice bill Chattanoogan.com, TN May 15, 2006 http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_85828.asp Mo. lawmakers vote to allow insurance director authority to veto excessive med mal rates Insurance Journal (Associated Press) May 15, 2006 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2006/05/15/68354.htm Editorial: Malpractice study is worthwhile effort Edwardsville Intelligencer, IL May 15, 2006 http://www.goedwardsville.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16640553&BRD=2291&PAG=461&dept_id=473645&rfi=6 Medical malpractice news
Doctors starting to say 'I'm sorry' The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH May 15, 2006 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1147682202149340.xml&coll=2 Stepping stone to success Allentown Morning Call, PA May 15, 2006 http://www.mcall.com/business/local/all-softwaremay15,0,1671986.story?coll=all-businesslocal-hed Frivolous malpractice suits rare Lost Angeles Times May 15, 2006 http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/health/la-he-briefly.2may15,1,3754304.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-health Justice on a fast track New York Post May 15, 2006 http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/63789.htm Divide is sharpening among Republicans Washington Post May 15, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/14/AR2006051400778.html Opinion: A sigh of relief for patients Human Evens Online, May 15, 2006 http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=14790 Playing politics sickens work on health care The Connecticut Post, CT May 14, 2006 http://www.connpost.com/ci_3821756 Missouri approves voter ID (see "Malpractice Insurance") Kasas City Star, MO May 13, 2006 http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/14569094.htm Legal debate: Assumptions on medical practice called into question Science News May 13, 2006 http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060513/fob1.asp Malpractice insurance rate hikes slowing Atlanta Business Chronicle May 12, 2006 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/05/15/story5.html?f=et145&hbx=e_vert Study says state tort climate among the best Atlanta Business Chronicle May 12, 2006 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/05/15/story4.html?f=et165&hbx=e_vert New TX law could cut malpractice awards in half CBS11TV, Dallas, TX May 12, 2006 http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_132205808.html Medical malpractice news
Editorial: Health service reform must move forward The Olympian, Olympia, WA May 12, 2006 http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060512/OPINION01/60512017/1005 No bills pass in US Senate's 'health week' Reuters May 12, 2006 http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-05-12T124716Z_01_N11279351_RTRUKOC_0_US-CONGRESS-HEALTH.xml&archived=False Report ranks Texas as No. 1 in tort reform Houston Chronicle, TX May 12, 2006 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/3858009.html Republicans ponder medical tort reform for Cover Tennessee The City Paper, Nashville, TN May 12, 2006 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section=9&screen=news&news_id=49782 Nurses rate first, surgeons last Boca Raton News, FL May 12, 2006 http://www.bocaratonnews.com/index.php?src=news&prid=15285&category=Local%20News Small business insurance stalls in Senate BusinessWeek (Associated Press) May 11, 2006 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8HHT3M80.htm?campaign_id=apn_sbiz_up&chan=sb Study casts doubt on some MD tort suits UPI May 11, 2006 http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060511-041512-9891r Businesses like Texas tort reform best UPI May 11, 2006 http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060511-034713-7659r Texas is tops on tort liability index Austin Business Journal, TX May 11, 2006 http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2006/05/08/daily45.html Senate defers action on Cover Tennessee bill Chatanooga Times Free Press, TN May 11, 2006 http://www.tfponline.com/absolutenm/templates/breaking.aspx?articleid=1336&zoneid=1 Medical malpractice news
Study: Many malpractice suits are baseless and dismissed The Philadelphia Inquirer (Associated Press) May 11, 2006 http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/health/14549320.htm Malpractice suits not always just The Republican, Springfield, MA May 11, 2006 http://www.masslive.com/news/topstories/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1147333958258770.xml&coll=1 Frivolous litigation unlikely in medical malpractice cases MedPage Today May 11, 2006 http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/tb/3271 Doctors fight for insurance cap on Capitol Hill York Daily Record May 11, 2006 http://www.ydr.com/newsfull/ci_3809804 Opinion: Senate's 'Health Week' gives greedy trial lawyers the jitters Human Events May 11, 2006 http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=14725 Malpractice suits: Frivolous or real? WebMD May 11, 2006 http://www.webmd.com/content/article/122/114527.htm Medical malpractice news
Editorial: Political malpractice/The Senate fails to pass medical liability reform Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 10, 2006 http://www.postgazette.com/pg/06130/688735-192.stm Democrats pledge fight over health insurance The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH (Associated Press) May 10, 2006 http://www.cleveland.com/open/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/ispol/114726071260330.xml&coll=2 Opinion: Malpractice caps limit care Albuquerque Journal, NM May 10, 2006 http://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/guest_columns/458617opinion05-10-06.htm?lrail Senate rejects malpractice award limits UPI May 9, 2006 http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060509-082031-9807r Study counters doctors' claims that malpractice insurance is rising Forbes May 9, 2006 http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2006/05/09/hscout532602.html Medical malpractice news
Senate Democrats block medical liability bills CNN.com (Associated Press) May 9, 2006 http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/09/medicalmalpractice.ap/ President disappointed in Senate failure to pass real medical liability reform White House news release May 9, 2006 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060508-16.html Senate moves forward on legislation giving employers option on health care coverage Detroit Free Press, MI (Associated Press) May 9, 2006 http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060509/NEWS11/60509006 Opinion: Take two of these and call us next year The Washington Post May 9, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050801317.html GOP Health-Care Redux The Washington Post May 9, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050801425.html Editorial: Dissent brings balance to state Supreme Court The Decatur Daily, AL May 9, 2006 http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/opinion/editorials/060509a.shtml Senate rejects award limits in malpractice New York Times May 8, 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/washington/09malpractice.html Dems block medical liability bill Reuters May 8, 2006 http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-05-08T225358Z_01_N08445796_RTRUKOC_0_US-CONGRESS-HEALTH.xml Senate Republicans fail again in efforts to cap medical malpractice awards Insurance Journal May 8, 2006 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2006/05/08/68139.htm Medical malpractice news
Medical malpractice filings decline Philadelphia Business Journal, PA May 8, 2006 http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2006/05/08/story1.html?f=et165&hbx=e_vert GOP, Democrats point fingers, Senate limps along ahead of November elections Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, AR May 8, 2006 http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/154104/ GOP anxious as governor's vetoes pile up The Arizona Republic, AZ May 8, 2006 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0508gov-veto0508.html Study: There's no malpractice crisis Boston Herald, MA May 8, 2006 http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=138322 Opinion: U.S. Senate needs urged to pass malpractice bill The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY May 7, 2006 http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060507/OPINION04/605070365 Editorial: Federal tort reform Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV May 6, 2006 http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-06-Sat-2006/news/7248774.html Medical malpractice news
Ohio's top malpractice award will be cut, appeals judges say Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH May 5, 2006 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/114681783527890.xml&coll=2 Appeals court affirms malpractice verdict, but orders amount cut Akron Beacon Journal, OH (Associated Press) May 5, 2006 http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/14507126.htm Florida doctor loses malpractice case, kills self United Press International May 5, 2006 http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060504-083238-5718r Insurance problems receive top billing as legislative session winds down South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL May 5, 2006 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-zinsure05may05,0,4901802.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines New study: Tort reforms reduce medical malpractice premiums Insurance Journal May 4, 2006 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2006/05/04/67939.htm Medical malpractice news
Override unlikely: ER docs steamed about veto of special lawsuit protection Tucson Citizen, AZ May 4, 2006 http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/11418.php Contingent fee arrangements: Not just for plaintiffs lawyers anymore Legal Times, NY May 4, 2006 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1146647128094 Napolitano vetoes malpractice burden-of-proof bill The Business Journal of Phoenix, AZ May 4, 2006 http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2006/05/01/daily40.html Opinion: Prodigal state American Enterprise Institute, D.C. May 4, 2006 http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.24320/pub_detail.asp Commentary: Doctors renew call for Emergency Service Act Muskogee Phoenix, OK May 4, 2006 http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060504/OPINION/60503027/1014 New medical malpractice insurer in Md. The Washington Business Journal May 3, 2006 http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/05/01/daily28.html?jst=b_ln_hl Medical malpractice news
Gov. vetoes bill on medical negligence lawsuit curbs Tucson Citizen, AZ May 3, 2006 http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/11340.php Malpractice bill vetoed by governor The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ May 3, 2006 http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0503malpractice0503.html Editorial: Merck payouts could be lethal The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA May 3, 2006 http://www.tribune-democrat.com/editorials/local_story_122132941.html R.I. Governor Carcieri urges medical malpractice reform Insurance Journal May 3, 2006 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2006/05/03/67860.htm Opinion: Malpractice cases have to reach certain standards Buffalo News, NY May 3, 2006 http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060503/1032601.asp Opinion: Insurance companies grabbing medical practice from physicians Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, NY May 3, 2006 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060503/OPINION02/605030326/1039/OPINION A closer look at Senate med-mal bills The National Law Journal May 3, 2006 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1146560723749 Medical malpractice news
Governor takes pulse of emergency rooms East Valley Tribune, Mesa, AZ May 2, 2006 http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=64541 Panel to study problems with state's ER care Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ May 2, 2006 http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/127233 Editorial: A cautionary tale for doctors, parents-to-be Concord Monitor, NH May 2, 2006 http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060502/REPOSITORY/605020330/1027/OPINION01 In U.S. Hospitals, emergency care in critical condition FOXNews.com May 1, 2006 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193883,00.html Medical malpractice news
Wayne malpractice rates fall The Detroit News, MI May 1, 2006 http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060501/BIZ/605010321/1040/LIFESTYLE03 National assessment ranks W.Va. 17th in emergency medical systems The Daily Athenaeum Interactive, West Virginia University, WVA May 1, 2006 http://www.da.wvu.edu/XMLParser/printstory.phtml?id=22766 Opinion: Bad grade for state emergency system The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, VA April 30, 2006 http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/042006/04302006/184341 Health care: As mid-term elections approach, Congress contemplates three bills to tackle the issue The Star-Ledger, NJ April 30, 2006 http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-0/114637141850760.xml&coll=1 Commentary: Medical liability repair The Washington Times, Washington, D.C. April 30, 2006 http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060429-084940-5697r.htm APCapital earnings up 22% Lansing State Journal, MI April 29, 2006 http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060429/NEWS03/604290318/1004/news03 Lawyers: Malpractice caps hurt patients United Press International April 28, 2006 http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060428-022405-6211r New report rebuts consumer group's criticism of med-mal insurers Insurance Journal April 28, 2006 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2006/04/28/67675.htm |