11.   Dr. Andrew Curtis Faire was linked in malpractice lawsuits to four patient deaths at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.

12.   Doctors know that the sharp curbs on malpractice lawsuits that Mr. Gingrich favors face a tough future in the Senate.

13.   Endorsed by President Clinton, it would lower barriers to specialty care and eliminate federal barriers to state-court malpractice lawsuits against managed care companies.

14.   Ford settled a malpractice lawsuit with Al-Naser last month.

15.   For years, House Republican leaders have championed medical savings accounts and restrictions on malpractice lawsuits.

16.   He told the same thing to his colleagues at a county medical society meeting during a discussion of malpractice lawsuits and medical liability insurance.

17.   His biggest risk could be a malpractice lawsuit.

18.   In May, Texas attracted national attention by enacting the first law allowing medical malpractice lawsuits against HMOs.

19.   Lawyer William Ginsburg, who specializes in medical malpractice lawsuits, has said Starr initially approved the immunity deal, then backed away.

20.   Lawyers representing his estate have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospitals, which have maintained that they offered Larson adequate care.