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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (163084)	11/9/2008 6:31:18 PM
From: saveslivesbyday	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

In England malpractice "complaints" are reviewed by a judge before they can be filed. And only specialized attorneys are allowed to file suits. And the suits are ultimately against "the government" since it is a nationalized system. Just requiring the cases to be reviewed by a judge would probably eliminate more than 95% of the cases in the US, IMO.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (163084)	11/9/2008 6:42:06 PM
From: XBrit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

"ärztliche Kunstfehler" for medical malpractice.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (163084)	11/9/2008 8:10:09 PM
From: RockyBalboa	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

In continental Europe there is a special panhandler for such malpractice cases the so called "Patientenanwalt" - patient advocate. Only thing is that those are not independent but paid, supervised, and instructed to keep compensations low by the hospitals. It is really tough to receive a compensation even in well documented cases and those are for token amounts. Example: After having had a surgery my mother fell into a life threatening allergic condition because of unsuitable medication; even though it was documented that she must not receive the prescribed medicine but a different one; as a result she was treated further four weeks in the hospital; a pittance of about $5K or so was offered .