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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (21779)	1/16/2003 12:55:14 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

bye bye 56 MSFT Bye bye. See ya in 5 years. :-) Making lawyers rich doesn't make docs better. If that's the intent, then better and more independent oversight would seem to be the real solution. The ability of a lawyer to make a jury cry does not increase the transgression of a doctor - if there was one.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (21779)	1/16/2003 1:10:50 PM
From: Bid Buster	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

While it is true that insane awards have been handed down truth is they are far and few between and most are reduced on appeal anyway.. we just hear about them as the media loves to pick up those stories..limit caps don't work..it opens the door wide open for incompetents with no system to weed them out...is the AMA doing it? you want to talk about the state of texas 250,000 limit cap and how that has improved road safety?

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (21779)	1/16/2003 2:57:02 PM
From: Libbyt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

to rape "deep pocket" insurance companies I agree with many of your thoughts, and what you've stated is IMO a big part of the problem. Often when there is a medical malpractice lawsuit, anyone who happened to be involved with the case is named in the lawsuit....from the physicians, the nurses, to the hospital. Many times when a physician or hospital has been sued they are forced by their malpractice carrier to settle...even if they've done nothing wrong...since it can be less expensive to settle than to fight a frivolous lawsuit. So...if one physician saw a patient and didn't properly treat the patient, and the patient was transferred to another physician who properly treated the patient and maybe saved the patient's life....both physicians would be named in the lawsuit. Attorneys do look at the coverage of those that they are suing...and often they sue someone in "the chain" of events who has done nothing wrong...but they happen to hold excellent insurance. I would love to see attorneys held liable for their frivolous malpractice claims. IMO more physicians should fight this type of lawsuit, but often they can't or they'll lose their malpractice insurance. Another problem IMO is that some patients always expects "perfect" results...and in life there are no guarantees. Sometimes you can do everything right medically according to the community "standard of care"....and still have bad results.