Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 27, 2007
Intensive Carelessness
Forum Column - By David B. Newdorf - The medical industry dodged a bullet, thanks to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent veto of a bill that would have enriched medical-malpractice attorneys at the expense of the public health system.
By David B. Newdorf
Plaintiffs' lawyers squared off with business and insurance interests recently in Sacramento over Senate Bill 93, one of a flurry of end-of-session measures sent to the governor. Proponents of the bill said it would have rescued the Medi-Cal system. The California Chamber of Commerce called it a "job killer" that would drive up business, home and auto insurance rates.
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