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Democracy Unplugged presents

DOCTORS, LAWYERS AND YOU:
THE BATTLE OVER MALPRACTICE/TORT REFORM

Will Tort Reform lower medical costs?

How will restraining the right to sue and capping awards affect physician accountability?

 

Join us on Thursday March 24, 2005, 7:00 PM at the Media Borough Hall for a lively discussion on medical malpractice and tort reform. Our panel will include:

  • John M. Gallagher of the law firm Gallagher, Schoenfeld, Surkin & Chupein and president of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
  • Robert Surrick executive director of the Politically Active Physicians Association
  • Virginia Adams O'Connell, assistant professor at Swarthmore College
  • Frank Gerolamo, an attorney who has defended doctors in a number of malpractice lawsuits
     
This debate comes at a time when the current administration and lawmakers are in the process of changing the rules regarding civil lawsuits. Audience members will be given the opportunity to participate by asking questions of the panelists.

The discussion will deal with the effect of tort reform on the practices of lawyers and doctors throughout the commonwealth and the nation, what this will mean to patients and potential clients regarding their ability to seek fair and adequate compensation for injuries and the overall impact on lawsuits, medical treatment and insurance costs.

Help spread the word and invite everyone you know in order to make certain this important issue remains in the public spotlight.

 

The Media Borough Hall is located at 3rd and Jackson Sts., Media, PA

This event is free and open to the public.

 

Democracy Unplugged is a non-profit, multipartisan, educational organization.