Doctors are suing personal injury attorneys for defamation:
Being labeled a P.I.M.P. for the insurance industry by Palm Beach County trial lawyers didn’t sit well with Dr. Michael Zeide.Grabbing a weapon from the lawyers’ arsenal, the orthopedic surgeon sued the Palm Beach County Justice Association, accusing the group of trying to ruin his reputation.
Although that lawsuit could have been written off as the action of one angry doctor, another orthopedic surgeon joined the fray last week, filing a lawsuit of his own.
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Only a doctor would think that such a patently ridiculous claim had a chance in court. Self-delusion reaching a boling point more like it.
Hmm, Elliott. So it’s OK for a lawyer to torture a doctor with bullshit lawsuits, but it’s not OK to return the favor?
“Torture”? If waterboarding isn’t torture, giving a deposition damn sure isn’t.
“If waterboarding isn’t torture, giving a deposition damn sure isn’t.”
Really? Since when? Ever been deposed? Ever been subject to a bogus lawsuit? Or are you just a happy to sue anyone attorney? And what in God’s name does waterboarding have to do with any of this?
Yes, Yes, No, and you were saying it’s “torture” to be subject to bullshit lawsuits. That’s hysterical nonsense.
Good for the docs. We’ve seen that anyone can be sued for anything. These defamation cases seem to have some merit. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
Of course anyone can FILE suit for anything. You can’t determine the merit of claims that have not been filed. No system you devise will stop people from filing claims.
Lawyers should be trying to help us, not sue us. My (only) lawyer friend gave me a copy of a new malpractice prevention book called PHYSICIAN, PROTECT THYSELF co-written by a defense lawyer he knows and a physician. Talk about short, sweet and to the point on how to reduce the chances of being sued. I highly recommend it to every practicing physician. Not all lawyers are evil, especially the ones who write books to help us!
If you were to go ask a plaintiff’s lawyer what his thoughts were, he/she would probably tell you as well. In fact, some of them even teach courses to you guys on how to reduce your exposure.
“you were saying it’s “torture” to be subject to bullshit lawsuits. That’s hysterical nonsense.”
Sorry – it wasn’t nonsense to me when I was hit with a bogus lawsuit. It was true torture going through all the crap involved because some freaking attorney sued me because my name was on the chart. “Hysterical nonsense” my ass – get a life.
Well, I guess to the faint of heart and delicate ones it might be a form of “torture”. I failed to account for your softness.
Only an Elliot would think that libel and maliciousness would not affect a person or a physician.
No one says it wouldn’t have an effect. Just that hysterical terms like “torture” are silly.
Waterboarding isn;t torture either to those that have not experienced it.
So it can’t be torture unless you’ve gone through it?
“Well, I guess to the faint of heart and delicate ones it might be a form of “torture”. I failed to account for your softness.”
That has to be one of the most moronic statements posted here in a long time….
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