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So, if a doctor took the wrong kidney on you, what would you do? Forgive and forget? Woops, little slip there with the knife, doc had one too many to drink before he came in tonight. By the wayI met with a client last night who had a little slip up in the OR. Doc cut his femoral artery while in surgery. The man almost bled to death. He's got a wife and kids. I told him not to settle. Go to trial...with a jury. Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamilySent: Friday, 07 January, 2005 00.21To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? As I said, most cases never reach a jury, and the plaintiffs lawyers know it. Izzy
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If the case will lose, then the other side should refuse to settle. Never, ever take a plea bargain if you're not guilty. I learned that one first hand. Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamilySent: Friday, 07 January, 2005 00.21To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? Kay, REALLY if its a case that bad of course it will go to court. Problem is, even with a case that will lose, its cheaper for the insurance co to bail out with a settlement; otherwise they go on for weeks or more. Izzy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slade HensonSent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 7:35 PMTo: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? I don't pay for insurance. The easy fix is...refuse to settle. Go to trial and if the claim is truly meritless, it will lose. But, in my opinion, the doctor who removes the wrong kidney should be suedand lose his license. Would it be Biblical to ask for his kidney in exchangeeye for an eye...tooth for a tooth...kidney for a kidney:) Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamilySent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 20.26To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks.Kay PS I forgot to mention, juries dont even usually get to the point of making a judgment. Most medical malpractice suits are settled out of court to avoid the soaring costs. The lawyers for the injured patients know this, and their whole strategy is just to get an out of court settlementits almost guaranteed. All you have to do is file a ridiculous claim and youll get several thousand dollars for it as a buy-out by the medical lawyers to avoid having to go through the whole trial. Its such a scam! I was on a jury this past spring that had this exact thing happen. It all adds up to impossible legal fees for no valid reason, and it harms you and me because we are losing medical care everywhere. It costs millions of dollars/year (from insurance and the govt, which we also pay) because doctors must order all kinds of tests as a defense in case there is a claim against them for some reasonits called defensive medicine. This is why insurance costs are going through the roof. Do you like paying exorbitant insurance rates??? (I dont!) Izzy
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Way to gopromote more lawsuits. Dont be thankful that things turned out okay. Its biblical and exactly what our nation needs more of, right? J Izzy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slade Henson Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 5:47 PM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? So, if a doctor took the wrong kidney on you, what would you do? Forgive and forget? Woops, little slip there with the knife, doc had one too many to drink before he came in tonight. By the wayI met with a client last night who had a little slip up in the OR. Doc cut his femoral artery while in surgery. The man almost bled to death. He's got a wife and kids. I told him not to settle. Go to trial...with a jury. Kay -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Friday, 07 January, 2005 00.21 To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? As I said, most cases never reach a jury, and the plaintiffs lawyers know it. Izzy
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Its economics, Kay. Settle and lose a little or win a drawn out case and lose more (due to legal costs). Izzy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slade Henson Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 5:48 PM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? If the case will lose, then the other side should refuse to settle. Never, ever take a plea bargain if you're not guilty. I learned that one first hand. Kay -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Friday, 07 January, 2005 00.21 To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? Kay, REALLY if its a case that bad of course it will go to court. Problem is, even with a case that will lose, its cheaper for the insurance co to bail out with a settlement; otherwise they go on for weeks or more. Izzy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slade Henson Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 7:35 PM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? I don't pay for insurance. The easy fix is...refuse to settle. Go to trial and if the claim is truly meritless, it will lose. But, in my opinion, the doctor who removes the wrong kidney should be suedand lose his license. Would it be Biblical to ask for his kidney in exchangeeye for an eye...tooth for a tooth...kidney for a kidney:) Kay -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 20.26 To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks.Kay PS I forgot to mention, juries dont even usually get to the point of making a judgment. Most medical malpractice suits are settled out of court to avoid the soaring costs. The lawyers for the injured patients know this, and their whole strategy is just to get an out of court settlementits almost guaranteed. All you have to do is file a ridiculous claim and youll get several thousand dollars for it as a buy-out by the medical lawyers to avoid having to go through the whole trial. Its such a scam! I was on a jury this past spring that had this exact thing happen. It all adds up to impossible legal fees for no valid reason, and it harms you and me because we are losing medical care everywhere. It costs millions of dollars/year (from insurance and the govt, which we also pay) because doctors must order all kinds of tests as a defense in case there is a claim against them for some reasonits called defensive medicine. This is why insurance costs are going through the roof. Do you like paying exorbitant insurance rates??? (I dont!) Izzy
[TruthTalk] Whats next?
Sorry folks, I can't help it! This cracked me up!!! Toilet Brush Warning Wins Consumer Award Thu Jan 6, 4:50 PM ET Strange News - AP By DAVID N. GOODMAN, Associated Press Writer DETROIT - The sign on the toilet brush says it best: "Do not use for personal hygiene." That admonition was the winner of an anti-lawsuit group's contest for the wackiest consumer warning label of the year. The sponsor, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, says the goal is "to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products." The $500 first prize went to Ed Gyetvai, of Oldcastle, Ontario, who submitted the toilet-brush label. A $250 second prize went to Matt Johnson, of Naperville, Ill., for a label on a children's scooter that said, "This product moves when used." A $100 third prize went to Ann Marie Taylor, of Camden, S.C., who submitted a warning from a digital thermometer that said, "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally." This year's contest coincides with a drive by President Bush (news - web sites) and congressional Republicans to put caps and other limits on jury awards in liability cases. "Warning labels are a sign of our lawsuit-plagued times," said group President Robert Dorigo Jones. "From the moment we raise our head in the morning off pillows that bear those famous Do Not Remove warnings, to when we drop back in bed at night, we are overwhelmed with warnings." The leader of a group that opposes the campaign to limit lawsuits admits that while some warning labels may seem stupid, even dumb warnings can do good. "There are many cases of warning labels saving lives," said Joanne Doroshow, executive director of the Center for Justice and Democracy in New York. "It's much better to be very cautious ... than to be afraid of being made fun of by a tort reform group." The Wacky Warning Label Contest is in its eighth year.
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Hehehehe...only thing that worries me is this sentence: This year's contest coincides with a drive by President Bush (news - web sites) and congressional Republicans to put caps and other limits on jury awards in liability cases. (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks. Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jeff PowersSent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 19.54To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: [TruthTalk] Whats next? Sorry folks, I can't help it! This cracked me up!!! Toilet Brush Warning Wins Consumer Award Thu Jan 6, 4:50 PM ET Strange News - AP By DAVID N. GOODMAN, Associated Press Writer DETROIT - The sign on the toilet brush says it best: "Do not use for personal hygiene." That admonition was the winner of an anti-lawsuit group's contest for the wackiest consumer warning label of the year. The sponsor, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, says the goal is "to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products." The $500 first prize went to Ed Gyetvai, of Oldcastle, Ontario, who submitted the toilet-brush label. A $250 second prize went to Matt Johnson, of Naperville, Ill., for a label on a children's scooter that said, "This product moves when used." A $100 third prize went to Ann Marie Taylor, of Camden, S.C., who submitted a warning from a digital thermometer that said, "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally." This year's contest coincides with a drive by President Bush (news - web sites) and congressional Republicans to put caps and other limits on jury awards in liability cases. "Warning labels are a sign of our lawsuit-plagued times," said group President Robert Dorigo Jones. "From the moment we raise our head in the morning off pillows that bear those famous Do Not Remove warnings, to when we drop back in bed at night, we are overwhelmed with warnings." The leader of a group that opposes the campaign to limit lawsuits admits that while some warning labels may seem stupid, even dumb warnings can do good. "There are many cases of warning labels saving lives," said Joanne Doroshow, executive director of the Center for Justice and Democracy in New York. "It's much better to be very cautious ... than to be afraid of being made fun of by a tort reform group." The Wacky Warning Label Contest is in its eighth year.
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(Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks. Kay Thats exactly why we need some kind of caps. I live too close to East St. Louis, the capitol of Hit the Jackpot claims that have driven doctors out of the areathey cant afford the soaring medical malpractice insurance. (You should see the shyster lawyer TV ads we have here! Did something bad happen to you or your loved one? Well SOMEONE should PAY!!!) Now the welfare folks come across the river to the St. Louis hospitals in search of someone to sue. Its illegal for the hospitals to turn them away. And if they are on Medicare, the govt caps what the hospital gets reimbursed for their care (often its a big loss). Our government also has a law stating that hospitals must provide translators for non-English speaking patients, yet the cost is not reimbursed by the govt.! St. Louis has the largest Bosnian refugee population in America, plus lots of Hispanics, etc. They are often on welfare, plus the hospital must pay for a translator. Its a huge loss. No wonder so many inner-city hospitals have had to just fold up. St. Louis hospital for the indigent folded a few years ago, and now the burden is on St. Louis University Hospital and Barnes Hospital mostly. Our SLU hospital auxiliary uses some of its funds to pay for translators of whatever language just to help keep the hospital in business. The corrupt ones are ruining medical care for the rest of us. Thats why we need to support reform in this area. Izzy
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(Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks.Kay PS I forgot to mention, juries dont even usually get to the point of making a judgment. Most medical malpractice suits are settled out of court to avoid the soaring costs. The lawyers for the injured patients know this, and their whole strategy is just to get an out of court settlementits almost guaranteed. All you have to do is file a ridiculous claim and youll get several thousand dollars for it as a buy-out by the medical lawyers to avoid having to go through the whole trial. Its such a scam! I was on a jury this past spring that had this exact thing happen. It all adds up to impossible legal fees for no valid reason, and it harms you and me because we are losing medical care everywhere. It costs millions of dollars/year (from insurance and the govt, which we also pay) because doctors must order all kinds of tests as a defense in case there is a claim against them for some reasonits called defensive medicine. This is why insurance costs are going through the roof. Do you like paying exorbitant insurance rates??? (I dont!) Izzy
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Maybe if the doctors didn't mess up, they wouldn't get sued. The standard for medical malpractice claims are VERY high, so it's hard to win a lawsuitthat means there has to be some egregious error made by the doctor in the first place before a suit can be brought forth andwon. Makes me wonder about the doctors you've got out there. So glad I use alternative medicine :) Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamilySent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 20.19To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks. Kay Thats exactly why we need some kind of caps. I live too close to East St. Louis, the capitol of Hit the Jackpot claims that have driven doctors out of the areathey cant afford the soaring medical malpractice insurance. (You should see the shyster lawyer TV ads we have here! Did something bad happen to you or your loved one? Well SOMEONE should PAY!!!) Now the welfare folks come across the river to the St. Louis hospitals in search of someone to sue. Its illegal for the hospitals to turn them away. And if they are on Medicare, the govt caps what the hospital gets reimbursed for their care (often its a big loss). Our government also has a law stating that hospitals must provide translators for non-English speaking patients, yet the cost is not reimbursed by the govt.! St. Louis has the largest Bosnian refugee population in America, plus lots of Hispanics, etc. They are often on welfare, plus the hospital must pay for a translator. Its a huge loss. No wonder so many inner-city hospitals have had to just fold up. St. Louis hospital for the indigent folded a few years ago, and now the burden is on St. Louis University Hospital and Barnes Hospital mostly. Our SLU hospital auxiliary uses some of its funds to pay for translators of whatever language just to help keep the hospital in business. The corrupt ones are ruining medical care for the rest of us. Thats why we need to support reform in this area. Izzy
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I don't pay for insurance. The easy fix is...refuse to settle. Go to trial and if the claim is truly meritless, it will lose. But, in my opinion, the doctor who removes the wrong kidney should be suedand lose his license. Would it be Biblical to ask for his kidney in exchangeeye for an eye...tooth for a tooth...kidney for a kidney:) Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamilySent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 20.26To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks.Kay PS I forgot to mention, juries dont even usually get to the point of making a judgment. Most medical malpractice suits are settled out of court to avoid the soaring costs. The lawyers for the injured patients know this, and their whole strategy is just to get an out of court settlementits almost guaranteed. All you have to do is file a ridiculous claim and youll get several thousand dollars for it as a buy-out by the medical lawyers to avoid having to go through the whole trial. Its such a scam! I was on a jury this past spring that had this exact thing happen. It all adds up to impossible legal fees for no valid reason, and it harms you and me because we are losing medical care everywhere. It costs millions of dollars/year (from insurance and the govt, which we also pay) because doctors must order all kinds of tests as a defense in case there is a claim against them for some reasonits called defensive medicine. This is why insurance costs are going through the roof. Do you like paying exorbitant insurance rates??? (I dont!) Izzy
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Kay, just wait til Slade sees this. We have discussed this several times and the passage does not mean a literal eye for eye, etc., What it means is fair and just compensation to the injured person. ie: a tooth is worth $30, an eye $25,000, a kidney $1,000,000. Hey don't hold me to these numbers, I picked em out of the air! But I think the example is obvious. Jeff Life makes warriors of us all.To emerge the victors, we must armourselves with the most potent of weapons.That weapon is prayer.--Rebbe Nachman of Breslov - Original Message - From: Slade Henson To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 20:34 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? I don't pay for insurance. The easy fix is...refuse to settle. Go to trial and if the claim is truly meritless, it will lose. But, in my opinion, the doctor who removes the wrong kidney should be suedand lose his license. Would it be Biblical to ask for his kidney in exchangeeye for an eye...tooth for a tooth...kidney for a kidney:) Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamilySent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 20.26To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks.Kay PS I forgot to mention, juries dont even usually get to the point of making a judgment. Most medical malpractice suits are settled out of court to avoid the soaring costs. The lawyers for the injured patients know this, and their whole strategy is just to get an out of court settlementits almost guaranteed. All you have to do is file a ridiculous claim and youll get several thousand dollars for it as a buy-out by the medical lawyers to avoid having to go through the whole trial. Its such a scam! I was on a jury this past spring that had this exact thing happen. It all adds up to impossible legal fees for no valid reason, and it harms you and me because we are losing medical care everywhere. It costs millions of dollars/year (from insurance and the govt, which we also pay) because doctors must order all kinds of tests as a defense in case there is a claim against them for some reasonits called defensive medicine. This is why insurance costs are going through the roof. Do you like paying exorbitant insurance rates??? (I dont!) Izzy
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See, the Bible tells you so!!! It is Biblical to sue :) Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jeff PowersSent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 21.09To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: Re: [TruthTalk] Whats next? Kay, just wait til Slade sees this. We have discussed this several times and the passage does not mean a literal eye for eye, etc., What it means is fair and just compensation to the injured person. ie: a tooth is worth $30, an eye $25,000, a kidney $1,000,000. Hey don't hold me to these numbers, I picked em out of the air! But I think the example is obvious. Jeff Life makes warriors of us all.To emerge the victors, we must armourselves with the most potent of weapons.That weapon is prayer.--Rebbe Nachman of Breslov - Original Message - From: Slade Henson To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 20:34 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? I don't pay for insurance. The easy fix is...refuse to settle. Go to trial and if the claim is truly meritless, it will lose. But, in my opinion, the doctor who removes the wrong kidney should be suedand lose his license. Would it be Biblical to ask for his kidney in exchangeeye for an eye...tooth for a tooth...kidney for a kidney:) Kay -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamilySent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 20.26To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.orgSubject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks.Kay PS I forgot to mention, juries dont even usually get to the point of making a judgment. Most medical malpractice suits are settled out of court to avoid the soaring costs. The lawyers for the injured patients know this, and their whole strategy is just to get an out of court settlementits almost guaranteed. All you have to do is file a ridiculous claim and youll get several thousand dollars for it as a buy-out by the medical lawyers to avoid having to go through the whole trial. Its such a scam! I was on a jury this past spring that had this exact thing happen. It all adds up to impossible legal fees for no valid reason, and it harms you and me because we are losing medical care everywhere. It costs millions of dollars/year (from insurance and the govt, which we also pay) because doctors must order all kinds of tests as a defense in case there is a claim against them for some reasonits called defensive medicine. This is why insurance costs are going through the roof. Do you like paying exorbitant insurance rates??? (I dont!) Izzy
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Kay, REALLY if its a case that bad of course it will go to court. Problem is, even with a case that will lose, its cheaper for the insurance co to bail out with a settlement; otherwise they go on for weeks or more. Izzy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slade Henson Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 7:35 PM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? I don't pay for insurance. The easy fix is...refuse to settle. Go to trial and if the claim is truly meritless, it will lose. But, in my opinion, the doctor who removes the wrong kidney should be suedand lose his license. Would it be Biblical to ask for his kidney in exchangeeye for an eye...tooth for a tooth...kidney for a kidney:) Kay -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 20.26 To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks.Kay PS I forgot to mention, juries dont even usually get to the point of making a judgment. Most medical malpractice suits are settled out of court to avoid the soaring costs. The lawyers for the injured patients know this, and their whole strategy is just to get an out of court settlementits almost guaranteed. All you have to do is file a ridiculous claim and youll get several thousand dollars for it as a buy-out by the medical lawyers to avoid having to go through the whole trial. Its such a scam! I was on a jury this past spring that had this exact thing happen. It all adds up to impossible legal fees for no valid reason, and it harms you and me because we are losing medical care everywhere. It costs millions of dollars/year (from insurance and the govt, which we also pay) because doctors must order all kinds of tests as a defense in case there is a claim against them for some reasonits called defensive medicine. This is why insurance costs are going through the roof. Do you like paying exorbitant insurance rates??? (I dont!) Izzy
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As I said, most cases never reach a jury, and the plaintiffs lawyers know it. Izzy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slade Henson Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 7:32 PM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? Maybe if the doctors didn't mess up, they wouldn't get sued. The standard for medical malpractice claims are VERY high, so it's hard to win a lawsuitthat means there has to be some egregious error made by the doctor in the first place before a suit can be brought forth andwon. Makes me wonder about the doctors you've got out there. So glad I use alternative medicine :) Kay -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Thursday, 06 January, 2005 20.19 To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Whats next? (Sorry Iz, I cannot support him on this one, either:) You never file any claim, (tort claim or otherwise) with a dollar amount in it. You ALWAYS let the jury decide. Juries tend to award the big bucks. Kay Thats exactly why we need some kind of caps. I live too close to East St. Louis, the capitol of Hit the Jackpot claims that have driven doctors out of the areathey cant afford the soaring medical malpractice insurance. (You should see the shyster lawyer TV ads we have here! Did something bad happen to you or your loved one? Well SOMEONE should PAY!!!) Now the welfare folks come across the river to the St. Louis hospitals in search of someone to sue. Its illegal for the hospitals to turn them away. And if they are on Medicare, the govt caps what the hospital gets reimbursed for their care (often its a big loss). Our government also has a law stating that hospitals must provide translators for non-English speaking patients, yet the cost is not reimbursed by the govt.! St. Louis has the largest Bosnian refugee population in America, plus lots of Hispanics, etc. They are often on welfare, plus the hospital must pay for a translator. Its a huge loss. No wonder so many inner-city hospitals have had to just fold up. St. Louis hospital for the indigent folded a few years ago, and now the burden is on St. Louis University Hospital and Barnes Hospital mostly. Our SLU hospital auxiliary uses some of its funds to pay for translators of whatever language just to help keep the hospital in business. The corrupt ones are ruining medical care for the rest of us. Thats why we need to support reform in this area. Izzy
