Photograph by Darrow Montgomery
Biography
Stephanie Mencimer is a contributing editor of The Washington Monthly. She was previously an investigative reporter for The Washington Post and a staff writer for Legal Times. A native of Ogden, Utah, and a graduate of the University of Oregon, Mencimer won the 2000 Harry Chapin Media Award for reporting on hunger and poverty.
Recent Articles
- Backlog or Backfire?, The American Prospect Online, Feb. 16, 2005
Corporations may rue the day they fought for class-action reform. - Ask This, Nieman Watchdog, Jan. 6, 2005
Questions that need to be asked about tort reform and medical malpractice - False Alarm, Washington Monthly, October 2004
How the media helps the insurance industry and the GOP promote the myth of America's "lawsuit crisis." - Trial and Error, Mother Jones, September/October 2004
With John Edwards in their sights, Republican spin doctors are railing against an epidemic of "lawsuit abuse"—but the facts don't support the rhetoric. - The White Wall, Legal Affairs, March/April 2004
A new code of conduct is taking hold of the medical profession: First do no harm—to your colleagues. - Malpractice Makes Perfect, Washington Monthly, October 2003
How the GOP milks a bogus doctors' insurance crisis. - Insurance Impunity, The American Prospect, July 2, 2003
Insurance companies have waged an expensive battle to keep potential claimants out of court. - Casualties of Medicine, Legal Affairs, May/June 2003
Why the debate over medical malpractice lawsuits misses the point—patient safety.
