A news station reveals a doctor’s name after a malpractice settlement

May 18, 2006

The plaintiff didn’t really understand the concept of a settlement:

“The doctor responsible for Kate’Â’s death pretty much walked off scott free,” Gavoni said . . .

. . . When Gavoni entered his wife’s allergist’Â’s name it said there was a settlement, but that was it. There was no mention of his wife’s death and the doctor was never disciplined.

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1 Anonymous February 11, 2009 at 11:02 pm

I am a victim of medical malpractice and truly deplorable behavior on the part of hospital personnel and doctors who made every attempt to cover it and manipulate the facts. It was disgusting. I made a provisional settlement agreement and now can expect to recieve a “standard agreement” with a confidentiality clause. I told my lawyer I would not agree to it. I cold possibly lose the settlement, and have been quite ill and a trial would be truly difficult. I have endured much with, I think, with fortitude. Being right gives you that. What a choice though. It’s deplorable.

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