Continuing his push for limits on jury awards for medical mistakes, President Bush on Wednesday visited an Illinois county where the White House says frivolous lawsuits have run amok. Madison County was named the nation's top "judicial hellhole" by the American Tort Reform Association because of its reputation for big awards. But area lawyers say that the situation has been exaggerated and that Bush is demonizing the county even though large malpractice awards have been scarce.
January 06, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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President Bush continues to push for limits on jury awards for medical mistakes with a visit Wednesday to an Illinois county where the White House says frivolous lawsuits have run amok.
Bush says large malpractice awards have driven up the cost of business so high that doctors have to close their businesses or scale back services.
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