Number	23718
Subject	Hospitals
Source	KATU-TV (Portland, Ore.)
State	OR
Year	2007
Publication Date	05/17/2007
Summary	KATU examines the tort liability cap grated to Oregon Health and Science University, "one of the largest hospitals in Oregon." The cap "limits all malpractices awards to $200,000," which results in malpractice attorneys not taking on cases against the hospital.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	16
Keywords	health care; patients; malpractice; law; lawyer; torts; liability; medical malpractice; doctors; hospitals; Oregon; Oregon Health and Science University
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