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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (12268)	4/4/2004 11:46:27 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Bearcatbob, I saw the 60 minutes report. I thought it was reasonably clear that the hospitals were a lot more concerned with covering up their own vicarious liability for his actions than they were with worrying about their liability for giving their reasons for termination. The way I read it, if they reported the facts of the termination they risked having those facts reported back at them and their exposure increased. If anyone thought that the medical profession was willing to stand up and take responsibility for medical malpractice and assaults, that report might cast some doubt. That includes the so-called peer review boards as well as the hospitals and direct providers of services. I do agree that there should be a privilege for divulging past employment performance to a subsequent prospective employer as long as a bad faith exception is made. I also believe that the insurance industries scare tactics have panicked many into hiding from non-existent dangers or, at the least, from minimal exposure. It serves the interests of the insurance industry and big government, as well as big business, to maintain that level of disinformation and fear. That panic creates a fertile environment for higher insurance rates, more restrictions on the rights of those injured by negligence to recover, and lower recoveries in lawsuits as a result of angry jurors who believe their rising rates are the result of runaway verdicts. This is my opinion although I firmly believe that the tort system can be reformed in ways that reduce time, increase fairness and take more of the litigation costs out of the pockets of victim's and defendant's attorneys. PS, what did you think of the segment on the alleged Bush loosening of environmental enforcement, his appointees corruption and their punishment of the whistle blower in the coal sludge spill? If it's accurate and represents an insight into how they view the enforcement process and due process, it's a pretty scary reality.