The numbers behind the numbers are even more disturbing:  according to the National Practitioner Data Bank, only a small number of doctors - 5% - are responsible for nearly 54% of medical malpractice awards.

Yet the insurance industry would have you believe that the victims of these often terrible injuries are the problem. Instead of working to improve patient safety, or other measures that could lower medical and insurance costs, they are working to take away patients� rights. Here are some true stories of our jury system holding the insurance and medical industry accountable: Governor Barbara Roberts: "You may know me as a Governor. But before you let anyone take away your right to a jury, let me tell you about my mother." The Unger Family: "My mom raised me to believe in accountability. And only a jury gained accountability from the people who killed her."