“After seven years, persistence has paid off for physicians and their patients here in Tennessee. With the signing of a new law to reduce the number of unwarranted medical liability lawsuits filed in our courts, all Tennessee patients stand to reap the fruits of this labor. Tennessee doctors are optimistic that this new law will keep them out of courtrooms and give them more time in exam rooms. Under the new law, before a trial attorney can file a malpractice lawsuit, a qualified medical expert must conclude there is a good reason to pursue the claim, and then the lawyer must provide 60 days’ notice to a medical provider that the lawsuit will be filed.” [editor’s note: This has been a piece of the problem all along, but by no means the largest piece! - SAT] (06/25/08)