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Malpractice crisis debate divides doctors and lawyers
In Southern Illinois doctors and attorneys clash over the medical malpractice system. Doctors say suits are rising, premiums soar, and patients pay higher fees, while lawyers defend the system and argue it protects wrongfully injured patients. The piece examines jury views, costs, and defensive medicine, noting high trial prep costs and insurer data.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Bracton Lockwood
Marion
John Womick
Carbondale
Illinois
Illinois State Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange
Lockwood
Womick
Jackson
William K. Harryman III
Herman Melville
State Insurance Exchange
Exchange
Jackson County
Martin Masel
Illinois State Medical Society
Salem
Masel