Comments on: How the trial lawyers won the malpractice debate http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/01/19/how-the-trial-lawyers-won-the-malpractice-debate/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:13:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chuck http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/01/19/how-the-trial-lawyers-won-the-malpractice-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Chuck Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:47:19 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2956#comment-1189 Steven: To quote a great trial lawyer "while physicians were busy sticking leaches on George Washington, lawyers were busy writing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution" If you dont want to live in a country of law and lawyers, please feel free to move to Iran and take your incompetent medical practices with you. I have physicians in my family who have no problems with lawyers. Most of the ones I have encountered who have a problem have had black marks from the AMA or conduct shady medical practices. Lawyers are taught about legal malpractice from day 1 in law school. It is accepted as part of the trade. And yes, there are PLENTY of lawyers who will take a legal mal case to the bank. Too many pompous physicians who think they are God's gift to humanity think they can get a free pass while everyone else is held responsible for their actions. Although I will admit, the few true ambulance chasers who advertise on TV and billboards probably do more for tort reform than any insurance company. The ABA needs to grow a pair and limit lawyer advertising somehow. Most lawyers would agree with me on this. Steven:

To quote a great trial lawyer “while physicians were busy sticking leaches on George Washington, lawyers were busy writing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution”

If you dont want to live in a country of law and lawyers, please feel free to move to Iran and take your incompetent medical practices with you. I have physicians in my family who have no problems with lawyers. Most of the ones I have encountered who have a problem have had black marks from the AMA or conduct shady medical practices. Lawyers are taught about legal malpractice from day 1 in law school. It is accepted as part of the trade. And yes, there are PLENTY of lawyers who will take a legal mal case to the bank. Too many pompous physicians who think they are God’s gift to humanity think they can get a free pass while everyone else is held responsible for their actions.

Although I will admit, the few true ambulance chasers who advertise on TV and billboards probably do more for tort reform than any insurance company. The ABA needs to grow a pair and limit lawyer advertising somehow. Most lawyers would agree with me on this.

]]> By: Mike Bryant http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/01/19/how-the-trial-lawyers-won-the-malpractice-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Mike Bryant Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:56:31 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2956#comment-1168 Did you read the whole quote Dr Hirsh? Did you read the whole quote Dr Hirsh?

]]> By: Steven L. Hirsh, MD http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/01/19/how-the-trial-lawyers-won-the-malpractice-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Steven L. Hirsh, MD Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:14:23 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2956#comment-1159 It is truly a shame no one listened to Shakespeare! It is truly a shame no one listened to Shakespeare!

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