the decisions of the court of justice at any levels of proceeding up to its termination, to some extend indicate the viewpoints of the court and its approach towards the claims and the defenses of the parties to lawsuit. when the trial ends, the court declares its decisive resolution within the framework of a judgment, and in proportion to the type of claim object and the course of trial procee...

OBJECTIVE To describe the litigation experience in a state with strict tort reform of a large public university health system that has committed to transparency with patients and families in resolving medical errors. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING Secondary data collected from The University of Texas System, which self-insures approximately 6,000 physicians at six health campuses across the state...