AND THE DEBATE ON THE PROPOSED MEDICAL MALPRACTICE “REFORM” CONTINUES
OK, friends. This has been a hot issue on my solo practitioner list serve, which found my recent response too long to... Read More
HOW PROPOSED LEGISLATION RE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE WILL HURT NYERS
Nobody likes to think about the possibility that he or she will become the victim of medical malpractice. But right now, there... Read More
HEADS IN THE SAND, HANDS PROTECTING WALLET
I was so enraged this morning that I could not write. That is because I came across this article in today’s New York Times.... Read More
THE HYPOCRITIC OATH
It’s now well established that tort “reformers” and hypocrisy go together like peanut butter and jelly. Just think back to one of... Read More
MEDICAL “JUSTICE,” OR JUST US?
Have you heard about Medical Justice ? Trusted.MD abhors it. It’s worth reading why. Ron Miller, at the Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog, sees it as a cash... Read More
THE THANKSGIVING EDITION
In today’s post, MD WhistleBlower , a/k/a Dr. Michael Kirsch, discusses his sympathetic view of Big Tobacco. He believes that tobacco companies have been... Read More
DO TORT REFORMERS WANT SMOKE TO GET IN YOUR EYES?
Philip Morris Int’l manufactures a poisonous product that kills its users–cigarettes. It makes scads of money doing it, and wants to continue... Read More
WHAT DO ELVIS COSTELLO AND TORT “REFORM” HAVE IN COMMON?
As I sat by the radio last night trying not to retch, Rita Houston, an otherwise competent DJ at the Bronx’s own... Read More
UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL TWIST ON STORY OF FL JUDGE’S RETAINED SPONGE
Since posting the story about the unfortunate Florida judge, I have come to learn that contrary to what I initially reported, the... Read More
MY SUGGESTION FOR REDUCING COSTS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
A Florida judge with diverticulitis trusted his surgeons to perform the surgery he needed in the proper manner. Unfortunately, his trust was... Read More