Usually staunch adversaries, doctors and trial lawyers have both gotten behind an Oregon bill creating a new mediation process for patients injured by medical mistakes. Gov. John Kitzhaber, a doctor, called their agreement "the holy grail of medical and legal politics," something he never thought he'd live to see.
Doctors, lawyers support Ore. medical errors bill
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