Hon. George W. Gekas said "Seizing back my time, Mr. Chairman, no, the gentleman is not correct. Here is the way I would paint that. The gentleman is looking at it from the standpoint of the defendant, as you call him, the wrongdoer, but our whole system of justice calls out for the plaintiff, the claimant, to be reimbursed in full. Nowhere does it say that he should be double dipping, that he should have a double recovery. If the result of what we are doing here is to eliminate that double dipping, even if it inures to the benefit of lower premiums for medical liability, both for the hospitals and the doctors, then the wrongdoer is not benefiting from that. The general public is, because their doctors and their hospitals will be able to purchase insurance for a lesser amount, thus making the cost of hospital service less." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 10, 1995

Seizing back my time, Mr. Chairman, no, the gentleman is not correct. Here is the way I would paint that. The gentleman is looking at it from the standpoint of the defendant, as you call him, the wrongdoer, but our whole system of justice calls out for the plaintiff, the claimant, to be reimbursed in full. Nowhere does it say that he should be double dipping, that he should have a double recovery. If the result of what we are doing here is to eliminate that double dipping, even if it inures to the benefit of lower premiums for medical liability, both for the hospitals and the doctors, then the wrongdoer is not benefiting from that. The general public is, because their doctors and their hospitals will be able to purchase insurance for a lesser amount, thus making the cost of hospital service less.

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Hon. George W. Gekas

Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of legal reforms on medical liability and insurance costs.

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