THE LANDMARK 2005 TORT LAW went too far in giving legal protection to emergency room physicians, according to some Republican legislators and attorneys, and they are once again trying to change the law.
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers last week introduced legislation to repeal a controversial part of the law that enacted sweeping changes to state rules governing medical-malpractice suits. The bill would eliminate language that opponents say gives ER doctors almost total immunity from suit.
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