Why medical malpractice lawsuits exist.

There are some medical malpractice (med mal) claims and lawsuits that are simply junk litigation. However, every now and then a doctor reminds you that there are still legitimate claims out there too.

Take for example, mine and my wife’s previous doctor. He misdiagnosed me as having a medical condition that I do not have and has treated my wife very poorly. He focused on services he wanted to sell (his “cash cows”) and not the issues that either my wife or I had. Fortunately, he decided to discharge us as patients after we complained about his service, bed side manner and told him that we would not return (wait, I think we actually discharged him first).

So the next time you hear something about “Tort Reform” or have to sit on a jury for a medical malpractice lawsuit, just remember that our founding fathers got our system of deciding justice right, when they established the jury system.  There is simply no reason medical providers, especially the “quacks”, should be beyond the reach of a jury composed of common, everyday people.

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