FACT SHEETS AND NEWS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS
Facts About Medical Malpractice Lawsuits PDF (January, 2007)
"Caps" Do Not Cause Insurance Rates to Drop PDF (January, 2007)
Health Courts: Bad For Patients and Unconstitutional PDF (January, 2007)
Consumer Groups And Medical Malpractice Survivors Form United Front Against “Health Courts” (PDF) Victim's Letter Consumer Groups Letter (June 21, 2006)
New England Journal of Medicine: The Legal System Works! Click here for PDF (May 15, 2006)
New England Journal of Medicine: Litigation Against Hospitals Improves Patient Safety Click here for PDF (May 15, 2006)
New Study Finds Malpractice Premiums Only A Small Fraction of Doctors’ Expenses Click here for PDF (May 8, 2006)
Health Courts are Unconstitutional: Upcoming Law Review (March 24, 2006)
List of States that Have Declared "Tort Reform" Unconstitutional (July 14, 2005) Click here for PDF (July 14, 2005)
Medical Errors and Inadequate Care Click here for PDF (June 2005)
Secrets and Lies--How Insurers Take from Patients to Pad Their Pockets Click here for PDF (May 13, 2005)
Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Save Lives--Women, Children and Seniors Click here for PDF (April 30, 2005)
Medical Malpractice Survivors Once Again Request Meeting with President Bush Click here for PDF (April 18, 2005)
Insurance Regulation is the Answer! Click here for PDF (April 18, 2005)
New Report Finds Health Industry Tribunals to be Horrific Option for Most Patients Click here for PDF (April 14, 2005)
New Report- The Fantasy of the Health Industry Tribunals (April 14, 2005) PDF
Fact Sheet- Health Industry Tribunals (April 14, 2005) PDF
AIG Chairman Forced Out After Evidence Company Manipulated Reserves - Same Practice Used by Med Mal Insurers Click here for PDF (March 15, 2005)
Center for Justice & Democracy Applauds New Study Finding No Medical Malpractice Litigation "Crisis" Click here for PDF (March 10, 2005)
National Consumer Group Applauds Washington Insurance Commissioner For Refunding Premiums to Doctors (March 3, 2005) Click here for PDF (March 3, 2005)
Insurance Industry Exposed: New York Times Sets Record Straight on Root of Malpractice Insurance Increases Click here for PDF (February 23, 2005)
Patients Losing Patience: Medical Malpractice and Drug Victims Travel to D.C. to Fight Legislation, Demand Meeting with Bush Click here for PDF (February 7, 2005)
Patients' Letter to Bush Click here for PDF (February 7, 2005)
Disgusted Over Bush's Dismissal of Patients' Needs, Injured Ohio Patient Demands Meeting - Again Click here for PDF (January 26, 2005)
Consumer Group Demands AMA to Denounce Doctors Lobbying Patients Click here for PDF (January 19, 2005)
Americans Rank "Limits on Jury Verdicts" 11th Out of 12 in Health Care Priorities (January 11, 2005)
Illinois Medical Malpractice Survivors Demand Meeting with President Bush Click here for PDF (January 4, 2005)
Center for Justice & Democracy Statement: Bush Chooses Death Over Life at Eco. Summit (PDF) (December 15, 2004)
Medical Liability Reform - Questions and Answers from the Center for Justice & Democracy (PDF) (October 22, 2004)
New 2004 Data Shows Insurance Industry Profits Are the Highest Ever(PDF) (October 20, 2004)
Consumer Group and Doctor Team Up to Demand Release of Insurance Data Click here for the letter (PDF) (October 13, 2004)
Recent Political Ads Contain Major Falsehoods About Doctor/Hospital Availability Due to Malpractice (PDF) (October 5, 2004)
Unbiased Polls Reveal Public Opinion Rejecting "Tort Reform" (PDF) (October 4, 2004)
Families and Victims of Medical Malpractice Request Urgent Meeting with George W. Bush Click here for the letter (PDF) (June 22, 2004)
Rand Study: California Patients Killed or Maimed by Malpractice Lose Most Under Damage Caps (June 13, 2004)
Rural Access to Health Care--A Global Problem, Not a Lawsuit Problem (PDF) (May 4, 2004)
"No One Likes a Hypocrite," Consumer Group Tells Docs (PDF) (April 28, 2004)
The Discriminatory Impact of "Tort Reform" on Emergency Room Patients (PDF) (April 5, 2004)
Where's the Crisis? With an Out of Control Insurance Industry, That's Where (PDF) (April 2, 2004)
Click here for older fact sheets and news releases in CJ&D's Medical Malpractice Archive
STUDIES
Falling Claims and Rising Premiums in the Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry Appendix (July 7, 2005)
News Release: New Study Leads Attorneys General to Proclaim “No Excuse” and “A Matter of Life and Death” Click here for PDF
Study Backgrounder Click here for PDF
Hospitals and Doctors Already Have More Legal Protections and Immunities Than Any Other Profession or Industry in the Country.
Click Here for a Complete List of "Tort Reform" Laws for Hospitals and Doctors that are Already on the Books (Compiled through 2004) Click here for PDF (April 8, 2005)
The Eight Biggest Myths about Medical Malpractice - and How to Respond (PDF) (March 4, 2004) Brings together hundreds of facts, sources, and arguments that show why states should not limit access to the civil justice system for victims of medical malpractice.(Members Only; click here for more information)
The Doctor Is In: New York's Increasing Number of Doctors (PDF)(October 2004)
Stable Losses/Unstable Rates 2004 (PDF) (October 2004) Shows med mal claims have been stable for 30 years, but premiums gyrate in sync with economy and investment income. For state reports, see Americans for Insurance Reform
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LEGISLATION AND TESTIMONY
