January 4, 2010 State Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville defends doctors and hospitals as an attorney. He sponsored the legislation and says its effectiveness proves how many “frivolous suits” – in his words – were being filed. more...
July 22, 2008 “This is the most significant reform to the Tennessee Medical Malpractice Act in more than a generation,” said Senate Republi-can Leader Mark Norris, who sponsored the legislation. more...
June 26, 2008 “We’re moving in the right direction,” said state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who pushed a measure through the Tennessee Legislature this year to limit medical malpractice filings. more...
April 28, 2008 The bill sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris, of Collierville, does not cap damages that could be awarded to victims of malpractice. more...
April 27, 2008 Supporters of tort reform in Tennessee are touting a measure approved by the General Assembly as a step toward eventual passage of comprehensive legislation that will revolutionize medical malpractice litigation. more...
April 25, 2008 The bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, aims to make it harder to file frivolous malpractice lawsuits. more...
April 24, 2008 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville, who has sponsored medical-liability reform efforts since his arrival in the legislature in 2001, said the measure “is the most significant reform to the medical malpractice act in a generation. It’s the first time we’ve taken this significant of a step toward reform in over 25 years.” more...
April 24, 2008 The bill was sponsored by Rep. Doug Overby, R-Maryville, and Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. more...
April 24, 2008 “This will probably cut down on the number of lawsuits,” said Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville), the Senate sponsor of the bill. more...
April 7, 2008 "Those cases ... cost the taxpayer money, because the health care providers have to pay lawyers to defend them whether they're meritless or not,'' said Norris, the main sponsor of the Senate bill. more...
April 3, 2008 “It’s a big step forward in terms of cutting down on meritless claims and ultimately saving patients money.” more...
June 6, 2007 "As a practical matter, it's over for this year," said state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who has worked closely with doctors' groups to try to make it harder for patients to bring claims of medical errors against health care workers. more...
May 12, 2007 "The locality rule has merit for both sides. It depends on which health care professional you ask," said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who has backed doctors in the debate. more...
May 11, 2007 Wednesday, a compromise bill that Briley (D-Nashville), Rep. Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) and Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) had crafted on the politically contentious issue of medical malpractice was on the House floor. more...
May 11, 2007 "We think we had it in the best form when it left the Senate,'' said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris, who aided in the compromise. "It looks like we won't have that opportunity this year.'' more...
April 24th, 2007 The current version hammered out by Overbey, Briley and Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris removed a provision to place caps on damages paid out to malpractice victims. more...
April 3, 2007 “This bill is a giant step in the direction toward preventing the merit-less claim from being filed in the first place,” Norris said, adding that that saves money for defendants having to, among other expenses, hire lawyers. more...
April 3, 2007 Norris, who handles defense cases as a private lawyer, said some defense lawyers also favor a statewide standard because they have to recruit experts for the defense too. more...
April 3, 2007 A political battle in Nashville is pitting state doctors on one side and trial lawyers on the other. more...
April 2, 2007 "I'm very pleased," said Norris. "It's the fruit of many labors." more...
April 2, 2007 Norris disputed whether defense lawyers have an easier time finding expert witnesses, noting that most doctors prefer to stay out of litigation. more...
March 31, 2007 We believe the approach, sponsored in the Senate by Collierville Republican Mark Norris, merits support on both sides of this contentious issue. more...
March 30, 2007 The Senate Judiciary Committee this week advanced the medical malpractice bill to a full Senate vote. more...
March 29, 2007 Senate Bill 2001, sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) with fifteen other state senators as co-sponsors, passed unanimously through the Senate on Monday night. more...
March 28, 2007 We are trying to cut down the number of merit-less claims, to separate the wheat from the chaff earlier," Norris said. more...
March 27, 2007 Senator Mark Norris, a Republican trial lawyer, unveiled the six-page amendment after a month of closed-door meetings with state Representative Robb Briley. more...
March 27, 2007 More precise language of the bill will become available when the bill is filed. Language capping the amount a plaintiff can sue for will not be in the bill. more...
March 24, 2007 Norris acknowledged some unhappiness among the health care lobbyists for having been left out of the original talks. more...
March 23, 2007 Norris said the two sides are discussing the details of pre-certification and whether opposing lawyers should have more access to a plaintiff's medical information before a case gets under way. more...
March 21, 2007 "I bet we don't get to it today," he said. "But more time is always a good thing." The committee adjourned a few minutes later. more...
March 19, 2007 The issue may come to a head Tuesday when Norris has scheduled a hearing on the compromise bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee. more...
March 19, 2007 Norris said negotiators are trying to find a way to streamline the process and still adhere to health privacy laws. more...
March 17, 2007 Norris said he hoped it would cut down on frivolous lawsuits that drive up insurance costs for doctors. more...
March 14, 2007 Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley, D-Nashville, have been working with lawyers and health care providers on a compromise. more...
March 11, 2007 But then the Republican sponsors of the bill, Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville and Rep. Doug Overbey of Maryville, actually decided to negotiate. more...
March 9, 2007 Rep. Rob Briley (D-Nashville), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) have put together a deal on the issue. more...
March 7, 2007 "This will give more time for more people to take a look at the amendments we have filed on it," he said. more...
March 7, 2007 Norris took exception to the notion that lobbyists for interested groups should have been involved in the negotiations. more...
March 7, 2007 It is being hammered out by House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley of Nashville and Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville, both lawyers. more...
March 7, 2007 "The alternative is political gamesmanship and posturing, and I'm not in it for that," said Norris, who as a lawyer has defended hospitals against lawsuits. more...
January 3, 2007 The legislative session starts Tuesday, but Republicans haven't worked out the details of this year's legislative proposal, said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, Republican leader in the Senate. more...
May 10, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville) told NashvillePost.com this morning that medical liability legislation could be put forward as the Senate looks at Gov. Bredesen's "Cover Tennessee" health care proposals. more...
March 19, 2006 To address the situation, physicians are getting behind legislation that would cap patients' non-economic damages at $250,000 and limit patients' attorneys' fees. more...
March 10, 2006 The lead sponsor of the bill, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, begins a series of meetings later this month to refine the language of the bill. more...
Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said problems caused by medical liability issues have gotten worse and that he planned to file legislation aimed at curbing malpractice lawsuits. more...
February 15, 2006 Norris said details such as the scale of fees won't be final until the bill is filed. more...
The American Medical Association has designated Tennessee as a state “in crisis” due to a deteriorating medical liability climate. more...
September 26, 2005 A bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Memphis, calls for a $250,000 limit on non-economic, or pain-and-suffering damages. more...
Sen. Mark Norris, R-Memphis, will reintroduce his bill next year that would limit so-called pain and suffering awards to $250,000, with no limit on actual economic damages. more...
January 22, 2005 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said passage of the bill that he will file on TMA's behalf will take time and may not occur this year. more...
January 22, 2005 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, an advocate for helping doctors with medical malpractice, said legislation to cap damages probably won't move forward in the General Assembly until next year. more...
December 17, 2004 Republican state Sen. Mark Norris, chair of the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee and a local attorney, considers Tennessee a "pre-crisis state" when it comes to malpractice and tort reform more...
December 10, 2004 Republican State Sen. Mark Norris, chairman of the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee and an attorney at Armstrong Allen, is looking to change that. more...
May 26, 2004 Making a Mark: Another local senator whose stature was enhanced during the session was Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
May 10, 2004 Norris went on to say that the committee determined more information gathering is necessary. more...
April 12, 2004 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, expects legislation to move that will nip around the edges of malpractice reform by pulling most cases out of court. more...
Sue Griffith, president of the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce, introduced Norris as a man who "is always working for us, for the public." more...
State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, is the author of five of the 25 bills before the study committee. An attorney, Norris also sees the doctor's side of the issue. more...
July 17, 2003 Sen. Mark Norris is sponsoring a bill to cap non-economic damages for medical malpractice. more...
July 16, 2003 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville and a Memphis attorney, spoke to the legislative committee in the first of a series of meetings to study the issue of tort reform. A tort is a civil suit for damages. more...
