Energy
State Considers Establishing a Gasoline Bank;
A fuel reserve is one of several ideas proposed to curb large price swings when crude oil supplies run short or refineries…
Mar 24, 2003Consumer Watchdog
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Insurance
LAZARUS AT LARGE: Counting up the costs of combat
The San Francisco Chronicle "The money for the war will ultimately have to come from somewhere," said Doug Heller, a spokesman for…
Mar 23, 2003
Healthcare
Patients to be able to check doctors on Web;
Washington, Idaho putting malpractice records onlineSpokesman Review (Spokane, WA) Both states will soon unveil online databases that will include civil judgments from…
Mar 21, 2003
Privacy
Blind in One Eye Because of Medical Negligence, Man Has No Legal Recourse
Bill Mitchell - San Diego, California
Mar 19, 2003Medical Malpractice Insurers Pay Higher Dividends to California Doctors After Proposition 103
Insurance Lobbyists Mislead Congress on Dividend Issue
Mar 19, 2003
Insurance
Oregon Doctors Push Legislators for Malpractice-Insurance Relief
The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) Doctors blame their rising insurance costs on greedy attorneys who, unhindered by a cap, are seeking bigger…
Mar 19, 2003
Healthcare
HMO Negligence Takes Life of Medicare Patient, Malpractice Cap Prevents Family From Redress In Court
Ruth MacInnes - San Diego, California
Mar 18, 2003
Energy
Southern California Motorists See No Relief Coming at Gas Pumps
Daily News of Los Angeles "When gas prices go up, it affects every company involved in a nonvirtual business," said Jamie Court,…
Mar 16, 2003
Healthcare
Quest For Answers; Renewed scrutiny of suspected medical errors
Newsday (New York, NY) Studies say medical errors are endemic. Between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die in hospitals each year as a…
Mar 16, 2003
Healthcare
Malpractice caps need to be studied
Spokane Spokesman Review The Legislature needs to conduct a comprehensive study of the issue before altering the state constitution and diminishing the…
Mar 16, 2003
Healthcare
MONEY & MEDICINE; For Patients, Unpleasant Surprises in Arbitration
The New York Times More and more health care providers are pushing for binding arbitration -- in which an arbitrator or panel…
Mar 16, 2003
Healthcare
Husband Died Due To Hospital’s Gross Negligence, Wife Left Without Representation
Raymond Williams - Sacramento, California
Mar 15, 2003
Healthcare
Malpractice debate heats up
Hearings look at how patients and doctors are affected.Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) Harvey Rosenfield, president of the California-based Foundation for Taxpayer and…
Mar 15, 2003
Healthcare
House Would Expand Malpractice Shield;
Under bill, hospitals, HMOs and others would also be protected from unlimited awards.Los Angeles Times House passage marked a huge victory for…
Mar 14, 2003
Healthcare
Damage Cap Keeps Malpractice Victim Out of Court
Patricia Filaseta - Los Angeles, California
Mar 13, 2003GOP Sponsors of Malpractice Bill Resort to Lies to Pass Bill Taking Power From States and Juries
Bill to Limit Patients' Rights, Not Insurance Company Rates, Passes House
Mar 13, 2003
Healthcare
Leisure World group urges drug company boycott
Orange County Register Leisure World's People for a National Health Program urges residents to boycott the products of Glaxo Smith Kline because…
Mar 13, 2003
Insurance
Lobbyists on Both Sides Duel in the Medical Malpractice Debate
The New York Times For weeks, trial lawyers and consumer groups fighting against caps have been bringing malpractice victims to the Capitol…
Mar 12, 2003