Commenting on a successful countersuit of a frivolous malpractice lawsuit:
The real issue can be seen in the observation by Steve Downey, president of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, that “Doctors now have a remedy for frivolous lawsuits . . . The system is working.”Thank goodness we in the medical community do not adopt this philosophy [of] treating only the symptoms instead of curing the disease.
Should we treat hypertension, elevated cholesterol and obesity in hopes of preventing stroke and heart attack? Or would it be wiser to just focus on a “remedy” after they happen?
I hope Downey and those opposed to malpractice reform will take some free medical advice: Let’s not settle for a remedy for frivolous lawsuits (which in turn lead to higher costs for everyone); let’s figure a way to prevent them from ever taking place.
