DEMOCRATIC MALPRACTICE ALTERNATIVE--Rep. Edward Jerse, D-Euclid, gestures as he talks about a package of bills that will be introduced addressing the state's medical malpractice insurance problems, during a news conference at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. Representing Senate Democrats are Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, center, and Sen. Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)