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Briley says medical malpractice bill not dead yet NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley today backed off his earlier threat to scuttle a proposed legislative compromise on medical malpractice lawsuits. The Senate Judiciary Committee this week advanced the medical malpractice bill to a full Senate vote. The proposal seeks to cut down on frivolous lawsuits against doctors by requiring attorneys to pre-certify the merits of their cases with independent medical experts. Briley, of Nashville, had stormed out of the Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, complaining that Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris had broken an agreement over one element of the compromise. Norris, of Collierville, denied that he had broken his word. Briley said that instead of working to torpedo the measure, he will now add the omitted item to the House version of the measure, and then have the two chambers work out their differences if the bill passes.
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