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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (367026)	1/15/2008 5:22:06 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571040

Of the ones that go to court, you'll see a dream team representing the insurance companies, and one lone guy or gal for the plaintiff. I think the 5% number you pulled from your ass is high.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (367026)	1/15/2008 7:19:52 PM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1571040

>And people wonder why health care costs continue to rise. Follow the money ... Except malpractice suits haven't gone up much in the last 20 years, as far as I've seen... -Z

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (367026)	1/15/2008 7:48:32 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571040

Because the rewards are astronomically high. If there's even a 5% chance of winning the case, that's enough for the ambulance chasers. Of course, many of these cases end up getting settled at the expense of malpractice insurance. As long as the costs can be passed off to some "unknown entity," these shakedowns will continue. You need to pay attention... a whole bunch of states have dramatically limited malpractice rewards, and many others are considering the same.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (367026)	1/15/2008 8:09:08 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571040

Because the rewards are astronomically high. If there's even a 5% chance of winning the case, that's enough for the ambulance chasers. Of course, many of these cases end up getting settled at the expense of malpractice insurance. As long as the costs can be passed off to some "unknown entity," these shakedowns will continue. And people wonder why health care costs continue to rise. Follow the money ... Don't a lot of states have caps on malpractice suits as well as on the fees attorneys can get? I'm pretty sure CA has one.