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Plan is viewed as a way to limit health costs. It would cap non-economic damages at $250,000, but stiff opposition is expected…
Jan 17, 2003FTCR compares the impact of the 1988 insurance reform (Proposition 103) on malpractice premiums, on the one hand, and the effect of…
Jan 16, 2003State Insurance Regulation Lowered Doctors' Premiums, Data Show Insurance reforms passed by California voters in 1988 dramatically lowered doctors' medical malpractice premiums…
Jan 16, 2003United Press International Groups representing trial lawyers and consumers were outraged, saying Bush's action would severely limit the rights of injured patients.…
Jan 16, 2003CBS TV Evening News Consumer groups are also blasting the Bush plan, saying the insurance industry is to blame for raising premiums…
Jan 16, 2003President will renew the argument that limits on lawsuit payouts will curb medical costs.The Los Angeles Times Consumer advocates argue that at…
Jan 16, 2003Insurance Reform Is Answer to Malpractice Crisis
Jan 15, 2003Insurance Day As of this month, more low-income Los Angeles and San Francisco residents will qualify for cheap, bare-bones automobile insurance, and…
Jan 15, 2003RE: Publicizing His Annual Salary
Jan 14, 2003Before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, Subcomittee on Economic & Commerical Law
Jan 14, 2003Download a PDF of Former Governor Jerry Brown's statement here.
Jan 14, 2003Exec's Personal Stake in Medical Malpractice Debate Concealed
Jan 14, 2003Appeals court backs ex-member of PUCThe San Francisco Chronicle In a ruling made public Monday, the court found that when Henry Duque…
Jan 14, 2003Metropolitan News-Enterprise A court order stripping California Public Utilities Commission member Henry Duque of his post for owning stock in a company…
Jan 14, 2003Sacramento Bee A judge should not have removed Henry Duque from the California Public Utilities Commission for an alleged violation of conflict-of-interest…
Jan 13, 2003Those trying to cancel pacts early find it's difficult, unless they pay a fee.The Orange County Register Richard Rutkowski's wife, Sharon, died…
Jan 13, 2003