Congratulations, Dr. Levy: Hired gu . . . er . . . Doctor of the Year. “Dr. Levy ultimately produced 1,239 diagnostic evaluations in 72 hours; the judge noted he devoted less than four minutes on average to each of his evaluations in the litigation.

What really astounded the judge, however, was that Dr. Levy appeared to show no regard for the professional ethics he himself has advocated in the past. Judge Jack noted that one of Dr. Levy’s published articles tells doctors that if they diagnose even a single work-related illness, they should inform employers or a government agency, to prevent others from getting sick.

In this case Dr. Levy diagnosed nearly 1,400 people with a serious disease. ‘Yet despite the fact that Dr. Levy has provided consulting services to NIOSH, OSHA, the CDC, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the World Health Organization — and therefore would know the proper people to call if he felt it was appropriate — he chose to notify no one but the lawyers who paid his bills,’ wrote Judge Jack.” (via Red State Moron)

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