[RockBassCreek]

No they don't. They need the state legislature to pass a law that permits doctors to have their patients sign documents agreeing not to sue for malpractice UNLESS the doctor is first found liable for malpractice by a neutral, state-appointed committee of same-specialty doctors. Malpractice will be defined as gross professional negligence.

In other words, the patient can sue for REAL malpractice. Real malpractice will be determined by a committee doctors who have the same specialty as the doctor being sued. Real Malpractice will only be defined as gross professional negligence.

[Mamzelle]

Let the state pay the premiums for a year, and then you'll see liability limits come into play. Judges don't get sued for malpractice because they're privileged characters--but judges commit plenty of malpractice that ruins lives. When was the last time a personal injury lawyer tugged at your heartstrings because judges can't be sued for the damage they do? They just shrug.

It isn't just the docs, it's the hospitals. Even nurses are feeling the hit--they're sued more often than you realize.

[Temple Owl]

No they don't. They need the state legislature to pass a law that permits doctors to have their patients sign documents agreeing not to sue for malpractice UNLESS the doctor is first found liable for malpractice by a neutral, state-appointed committee of same-specialty doctors. Malpractice will be defined as gross professional negligence. In other words, the patient can sue for REAL malpractice. Real malpractice will be determined by a committee doctors who have the same specialty as the doctor being sued. Real Malpractice will only be defined as gross professional negligence.

I like your idea. I think if implemented, it would help solve the proble. Term limits would also help.