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Ehrlich vetoes malpractice measure

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 01/10/05

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. this morning vetoed a bill designed to control spiraling medical malpractice premiums for doctors, setting up a faceoff tomorrow with Democratic lawmakers who will try to override the governor.

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"It is a essentially a tax increase to fund the fees of millionaire trial lawyers," said Henry Fawell, a spokesman for the governor.

The General Assembly - which convenes its regular 90-day session on Wednesday - will return one day early to consider rejecting that veto and any of Mr. Ehrlich's 18 other vetoes of bills the legislature passed during its 2004 regular session.

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