The underscores why a loser pay system is going to weed out a lot more than just frivolous malpractice lawsuits:The underlying presumption is without basis and grossly unfair (i.e., because a patient loses in court, the case was somehow "frivolous.")

Are you kidding me? ? I just assumed everyone who has ever picked up Forbes though every malpractice lawsuit was frivolous. I never thought I would live to see the day:Decisions about the tasks physicians take on are best made

Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Saxby Chambliss (R-) today introduced "loser pays" legislation to decrease the number of "frivolous malpractice lawsuits" that increase the cost of medical care. As , it is really hard, given the economics costs for malpractice