Did he commit malpractice?

If the verdict was unwarranted and/or the award was excessive, why didn't the insurance company lawyers appeal?

Good news! I found a few in Jackson...http://www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod&modtype=prc&modact=prc_search_results&state=ms&city=jackson&specialty=29

...and Biloxi...http://www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod&modtype=prc&modact=prc_search_results&specialty=29&state=MS&city=Biloxi&radius=25

...and Hattiesburg...http://www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod&modtype=prc&modact=prc_search_results&specialty=29&state=MS&city=Hattiesburg&radius=25

Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera...

Just a bit of illumination - medical specialists don't often set up shop in jerkwater little burgs because the quantity of patients is insufficient to pay for tuition payments, SL 550's, and yes, malpractice insurance.

NM see above

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Why bother with the little details of guilt or innocence. How dare them poor negro folks sue a white doctor. That's the take I get out of his post.

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Seems like neurosurgeons can charge the moon for brain surgery. Who is going to negotiate?

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the supposed tort occurred in the big city. the lawyers for the plaintiff realized they would have a better shot at a large judgement if they moved the case to Jerkwater.

motion was made with the court to move the case to jerkwater. motion granted. the jerkwater jury was made up of poor downers and outers who wanted to "make 'em pay" so to speak. time for the rich doctor to "feel our pain".

CHALK ONE UP FOR THE LITTLE GUY!!!

I can assure you you do not want a non-ASE certified mechanic messing around in your head. I want the neurosurgeon to get paid and get paid well. one wrong move while inside your brain and you are a goner. or,
in the case of a foul-up you may wish you were a goner.

this is typical attitude though. we all want a med student to suffer through fifteen years of medical college to become a competent neurosurgeon and go into major debt to acquire said education.
then apply for and acquire EXPENSIVE malpractice insurance.

'cuz we want it all for free, 'ya see.

The point was raised, if this was unjust, why no appeal?

You and your logic.

All you've done here is recycle your earlier post.

Did he commit malpractice?

If the verdict was unjust and/or the award excessive, why no appeal?

No one likes a loser

by kos

Tue Mar 23, 2010 at 09:15:29 AM PDT


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Poor Republican Reps. Mike Pence and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, no one gave a shyt what Republicans had to say today.

once you get the soviet style medical care, you will care. the docs
are already talking that this opens the door to EVERYONE having
access to medical care which will overload the doctors. get sick,
take a number and hurry up and WAIT. but, it's free 'ya see.

what, exactly is the definition of "malpractice"? in today's litigious society,
any tom dick or harry can bring a charge of "malpractice". may or not
be true, but with a trickster at the helm and a sympathetic jury, the doc
may be forced to pay up.

this story was shared with me by an individual who was closely
involved in the medical industry in Mississippi. so, don't know if the verdict was appealed or not. one thing for sure, malpractice carriers are known to dump a doctor at the first sign of trouble. perhaps the carrier now considers the doctor to be "uninsurable".

that means one thing: doctor out of business

my point is this: the insurance boys control everything when it comes to the delivery of medicine. and many of the heavy hitter insurance companies are run by (drum roll.....are you ready?) LAWYERS.

check out the movie "Sicko" for more information concerning how the "system" is working (or not working, as it may be). the movie is focused
on people who DO have health care insurance. they live under the
false premise that they are "covered". the movie shows just what
is and isn't "covered". I don't agree with the movie's suggestion that
the answer to the problem is the government, but for the most part
the film will open your eyes to the REAL world of sick care (that's why
the movie is titled "Sicko" and not "Healtho").

DR. Ron Paul's latest thoughts on the matter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0lA6XCt3gM&feature=player_embedded

I really hope this was intended to be ironic; if not, I don't want the docs that you know anyplace near my family or me.