Tort reform veto draws GOP efforts for override

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After vetoing legislation Tuesday that would overhaul Missouri's civil justice system, Gov. Bob Holden urged the Republican-led Missouri Legislature to quickly pass a scaled-back bill that would focus on providing relief to doctors being squeezed by rising medical malpractice premium costs.

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