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Special Courts for Medical Lawsuits Could Ease the Malpractice Crisis

Dan F. Kopen
The Citizen’s Voice, August 8, 2005

In his opinion piece, Doctor Dan F. Kopen recommends a “paradigm shift” in the tort system. According to Kopen, Common Good is “spearheading” the health courts movement and extending the American tradition of “respecting and utilizing the concept of courts with specialized expertise to handle areas of specialized legal concerns.” Without specialized health courts, Kopen believes “the public will continue to be deprived of the benefits of optimized safety enhancement and fair and just compensation.”