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February 17, 2007


"Clear and convincing" evidence

Bill Childs corrects the hyperbole of Utah plaintiff's lawyers fighting a proposal for a "clear and convincing" standard for emergency room liability: "it's not remotely accurate to say that [such a standard] makes it 'virtually impossible' to win a lawsuit". A newspaper account had let the characterization pass unchallenged.

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