Word: filibusterer
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The past few years have seen a destructive increase in outlandish jury awards for the victims of medical malpractice in the U.S. Multi-million-dollar judgments are undermining doctors’ ability to provide effective health care—and last week’s Democratic filibuster of the Senate?...
Limits on the non-economic and punitive damages awarded in malpractice suits are a positive step toward improving the effectiveness and availability of medical care. In maintaining a filibuster, Senate Democrats are turning away from the interests of the people and instead submitting to the demands of lawyers, who stand...
Once again, Republicans in the House of Representatives are attempting to push through legislation to curb medical malpractice lawsuits, claiming that higher malpractice premiums deter doctors from practicing. Efforts to curtail damages rewarded to litigants have been numerous over the past couple of years, generally aiming to cap noneconomic and...
Sources said that Frazer will have no trouble getting past the committee, but a potential filibuster by the Democrats at the senatorial level could hold her back.
Pryor has been nominated by President George W. Bush to a judgeship on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and is currently being considered by the Senate. Senate Democrats are trying to block the nomination with a filibuster.