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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Little Joe who wrote (72494)9/23/2009 10:11:27 AM
From: jrhana9 Recommendations  Read Replies (4) of 224748
 
Based on 26 years as an emergency room physician, I completely disagree with this:

<It is my opinion that malpractice law suits are not usually frivolous>

The overwhelming majority of lawsuits I were familiar with were completely bogus. The physician did absolutely nothing wrong, but the lawyers were easily able to manipulate the system for big bucks.

There were a very few legitimate case that were always settled quickly. However, settling a case usually had little to with guilt as the insurance companies were always deathly afraid to take a case to a jury no matter how strong.

In medical school, they do nothing to prepare you for the ugly reality of the legal system. When in practice, physicians find themselves trying to fight for their survival in a nightmarish game they know nothing about. And all the rules are against you.

The deposition process is crazy because the lawyers have computers generating questions that no matter what you say, it will be held against you. Every question is a trick question. Say yes and you're guilty. Say no and you're guilty. Try to explain and they shut you up.

Going to court is like rolling the dice. And the outcome in court depends only on whether the jury of uneducated TV soap opera watchers likes you are not.

And the physician is completely alone. The defense lawyers don't care. The defense lawyer has the best deal of all. He makes money no matter what the outcome. And his only job is to save the insurance company money. That's what he's paid for. The defense lawyers make it very clear to you that they think all doctors are garbage, and that he could not care less about the doctor's reputation or well being. They just shrug their shoulders and say "Well of course you are innocent but a jury will never believe you"

Once again the majority of medical malpractice cases are completely bogus. Of that I have zero doubt.

Incidentally, even when a case is legitimate, they often go after the wrong doctor because he has more insurance.

The less insurance you have the less likely you are to get sued.

And try to keep your name of the chart. If your name is on the chart, they will sue you if they find out you have insurance. And as they are experts at manipulating the truth, they will find a way to make you appear guilty even when you had little or nothing to do with the case.
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