As costs multiply, a need may soon arise for a broad framework to deal with the liability crisis in the Catholic Church.

Over the last few weeks, newspapers have run articles and editorials on New Jersey's medical liability crisis.

This bill would help end the current medical liability crisis, while reducing spiraling health care costs and maintaining patient access to care.

Some modification of McCarran-Ferguson makes sense - but not because of the liability crisis.

And to blame the McCarran-Ferguson Act for the liability crisis of the mid-1980's indicates a deep misunderstanding of that problem.

First there is the liability crisis.

"The liability crisis continues, and we now have more conclusive evidence that tort reform is urgently needed to reverse this trend," Mr. Joseph said.

According to the American Medical Association, "There are now 20 states in a full-blown medical liability crisis - up from 12 in 2002."

In his book Van arts naar advocaat (1989) Stolker looked at the medical liability crisis in the United States in comparison to the Dutch situation.

Such firms earn substantial revenues, and publicly available data reveals that, despite the so-called liability crisis, their income continues to rise dramatically - particularly on a global basis.