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Egroup for the OSMA Connect to Justice Committee (Formerly the OSMA Frivolous Lawsuit Committee) In addition to the passage of tort reform legislation, the OSMA determined that it must attack the current health care crisis and seek tort reform in multiple ways. One recurring area of concern for physicians is the initiation of frivolous lawsuits against them. Frivolous lawsuits are a burdensome waste of physician time, a waste of money and an emotional drain on physician defendants. Because of this identified concern, the OSMA Council authorized the creation of an ad hoc committee in 2003. Council charged the committee to investigate appropriate judicial relief from frivolous conduct by members of the plaintiff's bar against physician defendants, and authorized the ad hoc litigation committee consisting of not less than three and no more than five OSMA members to oversee the investigation and make recommendations for action to Council, as appropriate. Since its inception, the Committee has scored a number of major victories in its continuing battle against trial attorneys who file "shotgun" lawsuits. In separate cases, trial judges awarded OSMA member-physicians sanctions against the trial attorneys, as well as judgments totaling more than $32,000. More importantly, Ohio physicians now have legal precedent for holding trial attorneys legally and financially responsible if they file a frivolous lawsuit.

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American College Of Cardiology Ohio Chapter	www.ohioacc.org
Case Western Reserve University
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Ohio State Medical Association	www.osma.org
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