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Re: Kerry & Edwards & Tort Reform?????? From: Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D. (apgar10@montanadsl.net) Fri Jul 30 14:25:33 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: PA Court Ruling---read entire opinion statement" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Francis Crick" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "Kerry & Edwards & Tort Reform??????" Next in thread: Gerald P. Rodríguez: "Re: Kerry & Edwards & Tort Reform??????" So what is ACOG's point. The items mentioned that Kerry and Edwards support are certainly better than we have now. What has George W done for us lately... Lynn -- Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D. Maternal-Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN Rocky Mountain Women's Health 2835 Fort Missoula Rd., Suite 303 Missoula, Montana, 59804 406-549-0978 fax 406-549-0987 e-mail: apgar10@montanadsl.net -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of RModugno@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Kerry & Edwards & Tort Reform?????? Excerpted from the latest ACOG Red Alert: "Both Kerry and Edwards are attorneys, and both have in their previous careers represented plaintiffs in medical liability cases. Many of Edwards' malpractice cases were directed at physicians, winning close to an estimated $60 million in verdicts against ob-gyns. Kerry and Edwards voted against MICRA-like medical liability reform in the U.S. Senate this past year, indicating instead that they would support: A requirement that medical malpractice claims first go before a qualified medical specialist to determine whether a reasonable grievance exists. A requirement that states ensure the availability of non-binding mediation in all malpractice claims before cases proceed to trial. Support for sanctions against plaintiffs and lawyers who bring frivolous medical malpractice claims, including a "three strikes and you're out" provision preventing lawyers who file three frivolous cases from bringing another suit for 10 years. Opposing punitive damages -- unless intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless indifference to life can be established. Eliminating special privileges that allow insurance companies to fix prices and collude in ways that increase medical malpractice premiums." ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????! Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG Marietta, GA http://www.novaobgyn.yourmd.com Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: PA Court Ruling---read entire opinion statement" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Francis Crick" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "Kerry & Edwards & Tort Reform??????" Next in thread: Gerald P. Rodríguez: "Re: Kerry & Edwards & Tort Reform??????"

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