Nancy Pelosi has inserted a nice handout for trial lawyers in the health insurance reform bill:

Section 2531, entitled “Medical Liability Alternatives,” establishes an incentive program for states to adopt and implement alternatives to medical liability litigation. [But]…… a state is not eligible for the incentive payments if that state puts a law on the books that limits attorneys’ fees or imposes caps on damages.

And this isn't surprising at all, when you have a nearly 2000 page bill that no one has time to go through. Let the handouts continue...