A newspaper reader calls out the idiocy of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers:
I read with interest Philip J. Fulton’’s May 25 letter. I also read the article he refers to in the May 11 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine. Fulton, president of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, claims this article “establishes that almost every medical-malpractice suit filed in the United States has a meritorious basis.”The first sentence in the conclusion of the abstract is “Claims that lack evidence of error are not uncommon, but most are denied compensation.” The study shows 40 percent of filed claims lacked evidence of error or injury.
I did not go to law school, but I do not see how Fulton can draw the conclusion that 60 percent equals “almost every.”
Where I went to school, 60 percent equaled a D-minus.
CLARK J. LESLIE
New Concord
I guess when the facts don’t support your position, you have to make ridiculous reaches. (via PointofLaw.com)
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“I guess when the facts don’t support your position, you have to make ridiculous reaches.”
I would say that Kevin is amply qualified to make this statement, given his long experience with misstating the facts about this study.
10:08
Keep saying what you say over and over until you really believe it. You expect 100% from us but we should give you a pass at 60%. Call it affirmative action for plaintif attorneys.
Actually, the study showed that 100% isn’t expected from you. Seriously, trying reading it. Heck, even read the author’s conclusions.
Novel concepts, reading the source and the opinions of those who did the work, I know.
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