Ortolon K
Tex Med. 1996 Apr;92(4):27-30.
Texas physicians won one of their biggest victories ever in the battle over tort reform in 1995. At the urging of the Texas Medical Association and other groups, lawmakers enacted legislation requiring plaintiffs in medical liability cases to post cost bonds and expert reports showing their cases have merit. Rules for expert witnesses were tightened. And, physicians and other defendants were given some relief from joint and several liability, which often leaves defendants who were only marginally at fault facing multimillion-dollar judgments because they have "deep pockets."
1995年，在医疗侵权改革之战中，得克萨斯州的医生们赢得了他们有史以来最大的胜利之一。在得克萨斯州医学协会和其他团体的敦促下，立法者颁布了一项法律，要求医疗责任案件的原告提供成本保证金，并提交专家报告以证明其案件具有胜诉的价值。专家证人的规则得到了收紧。而且，医生和其他被告在连带责任方面得到了一些缓解，连带责任常常使那些仅有轻微过错的被告因对方“财力雄厚”而面临数百万美元的判决。
