Brendan Scott of the New York Post writes - “Lawmakers are pushing another big giveaway for the state’s powerful trial lawyers in the form of legislation to ban health-care providers from interviewing some witnesses in malpractice cases, The Post has learned.

The long-dormant bill was “greased to move” as soon as today despite objections from doctors, hospitals and health-care workers, said one source familiar with negotiations.

The proposal stirs to life just two days after The Post revealed Gov. Paterson was planning to hike by as much as 50 percent the fees attorneys can collect on medical-malpractice awards.

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