Her firm handles wrongful conviction cases, civil rights violations, medical malpractice, and prisoner abuse cases. His practice focuses on personal injury, civil rights litigation and medical malpractice cases. Many states impose additional restrictions on contingent attorney fees in medical malpractice cases. The overhead costs of malpractice litigation are exorbitant. He has voted for medical malpractice and tort reform. In 2007, CAGW supported a bill that would limit damages resulting from malpractice lawsuits. Medical records form the core of any medical malpractice case. However, he has stated his opposition to caps on medical malpractice lawsuits. Their continued use is cause for malpractice litigation worldwide. Smerconish's legal work spanned various subject areas, including contracts, medical malpractice, and products liability. Insurance companies have become reluctant to insure therapists against malpractice suits relating to recovered memories. The doctrine was not initially welcome in medical malpractice cases. He returned home upon his mother's death from tetanus in a medical malpractice incident. Questions have been posed as to whether medical malpractice played a part in his death. ConnectU fired Quinn Emanuel and sued the law firm for malpractice.