THE FACES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE--Mary Beth Lavender reacts to comments during a news conference, concerning opposition to placing caps on noneconomic damages on medical malpractice claims, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002. Ms. Lavender's daughter Michele was a victim of malpractice at age 5, since then she has had 13 surgeries to correct the orginal setting of a broken arm. The news conference was sponsored by Ohio Citizen Action. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

THE FACES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE--David Coover tends to his 3 year-old twin daughter Alexis, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy - brought on by a botched delivery, during a news conference concerning opposition to placing caps on noneconomic damages on medical malpractice claims, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002. Alexis' twin sister Cari is on the right. The news conference was sponsored by Ohio Citizen Action. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

THE FACES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE--Michael Smith helps his wife Mindy, who is confined to a wheelchair, during a news conference concerning opposition to placing caps on noneconomic damages on medical malpractice claims, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002. Mindy is a victim of medical malpractice. The news conference was sponsored by Ohio Citizen Action. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)