Actor Robert Blake to appeal $30 million wrongful-death verdict (WIS-TV Columbia) (Los Angeles-AP) May 8, 2006 - A defense lawyer says "egregious juror misconduct" and the judge's rulings denied Robert Blake a fair trial. They lawyer filed paperwork with the California District Court of Appeals Monday to appeal the $30 million wrongful-death verdict against Blake. [News Source]

Senate Defeats Medical Malpractice Bills (AP via Yahoo! News) Senate Democrats on Monday blocked Republican medical malpractice legislation during the GOP's opening session of a "health week" of proposals designed to win support from conservative voters — if not passage. [News Source]

Senate To Consider Two Medical Malpractice Bills Next Week (Medical News Today) Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) on Wednesday said that the Senate early next week will vote on whether to consider two bills that would cap damage awards in medical malpractice lawsuits, CQ HealthBeat reports (Reichard, CQ HealthBeat, 5/3). One bill (S 22), sponsored by Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), would cap total noneconomic damages in malpractice lawsuits at $750,000 and would cap noneconomic damages [News Source]

Senate blocks 2 medical malpractice bills (Market Watch) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Monday effectively killed two Republican-backed bills designed to limit medical-malpractice awards, after Democratic and GOP lawmakers took turns attempting to portray the other party as a tool of nefarious special interests. [News Source]

Senate blocks 2 medical malpractice bills (Market Watch) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Monday effectively killed two Republican-backed bills designed to limit medical-malpractice awards, after Democratic and GOP lawmakers took turns attempting to portray the other party as a tool of nefarious special interests. [News Source]

Senate blocks 2 medical malpractice bills (Market Watch) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Monday effectively killed two Republican-backed bills designed to limit medical-malpractice awards, after Democratic and GOP lawmakers took turns attempting to portray the other party as a tool of nefarious special interests. [News Source]

Senate blocks 2 medical malpractice bills (Market Watch) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Monday effectively killed two Republican-backed bills designed to limit medical-malpractice awards, after Democratic and GOP lawmakers took turns attempting to portray the other party as a tool of nefarious special interests. [News Source]

Senate blocks 2 medical malpractice bills (Market Watch) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Monday effectively killed two Republican-backed bills designed to limit medical-malpractice awards, after Democratic and GOP lawmakers took turns attempting to portray the other party as a tool of nefarious special interests. [News Source]

Senate blocks 2 medical malpractice bills (Market Watch) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Monday effectively killed two Republican-backed bills designed to limit medical-malpractice awards, after Democratic and GOP lawmakers took turns attempting to portray the other party as a tool of nefarious special interests. [News Source]

Senate blocks 2 medical malpractice bills (Market Watch) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Senate on Monday effectively killed two Republican-backed bills designed to limit medical-malpractice awards, after Democratic and GOP lawmakers took turns attempting to portray the other party as a tool of nefarious special interests. [News Source]