Malpractice Bill Shields Drugmakers/Malpractice Insurers Inflated Losses

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Malpractice Bill Shields Drugmakers

By Jim VandeHei

Washington Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, January 5, 2005; Page A03

The medical malpractice bill backed by " POLITICAL PERSON " would prevent

consumers from seeking punitive damages from the makers of Vioxx and

Celebrex, two popular pain medications recently linked to increased risks of

heart attacks and strokes, according to legal experts on both sides of the

issue

The bill would protect pharmaceutical companies from punitive damages as

long as they met Food and Drug Administration standards to win approval of

their drug. Merck and Pfizer received FDA approval for their drugs, and both

say they followed FDA requirements.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48417-2005Jan4.html

Malpractice Insurers Inflated Losses, Study Finds

Insurers then used the overstated figures to justify enormous increases in

doctors' premiums and pressure legislators to enact lawsuit restrictions,

the study concludes.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/01/medmal_premiums.html