31.   Some doctors attributed the rise to fears of malpractice lawsuits and to the frequent use of fetal monitors, which can inaccurately indicate that a baby is in distress.

32.   The administration also criticized a part of the bill that would limit damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors and hospitals.

33.   The bipartisan bill would give doctors some relief from malpractice lawsuits.

34.   The administration also criticized a part of the House bill that would limit damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors and hospitals.

35.   The bill would also establish uniform standards for medical malpractice lawsuits in Federal and state courts, pre-empting most state laws to the contrary.

36.   The high court considered a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by Andrew and Jennifer Etkind against their obstetrician, Ramon Suarez, who practices at Piedmont Hospital.

37.   The lawyers for Donna Harris Lewis are expected to finish their arguments in her malpractice lawsuit next week.

38.   The profiles do not provide docket numbers for malpractice lawsuits against doctors, which would allow consumers to look up cases in court.

39.   The records were obtained from her lawyer, Esther I. Obiora, who has filed a malpractice lawsuit.

40.   The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a challenge to a Pennsylvania law that gives doctors and hospitals special protection against malpractice lawsuits for the care of mentally ill patients.