Comments on: Flea and the plaintiff’s attorney http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/flea-and-plaintiffs-attorney.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/flea-and-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75817 Anonymous Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/flea-and-the-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75817 Two conclusions from the flea fiasco<br/><br/>1: If you are a doctor. Never, ever blog<br/><br/>2: Lawyers are against censorship. That is unless they are the ones doing the censoring (even indirectly). Two conclusions from the flea fiasco

1: If you are a doctor. Never, ever blog

2: Lawyers are against censorship. That is unless they are the ones doing the censoring (even indirectly).

]]> By: Matthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/flea-and-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75795 Matt Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:40:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/flea-and-the-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75795 "Interesting. I wondered how questioning Flea about a textbook suddenly jumped to his blog identity."<br/><br/>Because she had to establish that it was indeed the witness on the stand who made the prior inconsistent statement. If he wasn't Flea, then it wouldn't be relevant. “Interesting. I wondered how questioning Flea about a textbook suddenly jumped to his blog identity.”

Because she had to establish that it was indeed the witness on the stand who made the prior inconsistent statement. If he wasn’t Flea, then it wouldn’t be relevant.

]]> By: Matthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/flea-and-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75794 Matt Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/flea-and-the-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75794 I hope you're not holding your breath, because odds are that settlement was confidential. You might be able to call the court clerk and get a copy of the file and see if any of the medical records had been introduced to that point, if you were so inclined. I hope you’re not holding your breath, because odds are that settlement was confidential. You might be able to call the court clerk and get a copy of the file and see if any of the medical records had been introduced to that point, if you were so inclined.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/flea-and-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75793 Anonymous Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/flea-and-the-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75793 what would the point be to try to get the defendant to say its a "bible". there is no one book of medicine. if you want to ask if the book is considered factually accurate and a basis for the practice of medicine. ok sure. but to call it a 'bible' whats that all about?<br/>im still waiting to hear what this 'flea' did wrong in practice. what would the point be to try to get the defendant to say its a “bible”. there is no one book of medicine. if you want to ask if the book is considered factually accurate and a basis for the practice of medicine. ok sure. but to call it a ‘bible’ whats that all about?
im still waiting to hear what this ‘flea’ did wrong in practice.

]]> By: Elliotthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/flea-and-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75792 Elliott Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:24:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/flea-and-the-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75792 I'm sure Nelson's has something to say about the particular circumstances of Flea's case. When he then tried to suggest that in his professional judgement that a particluar pronouncement did not apply, he would look like he was just trying to defend unacceptable practice after the bad outcome. The authority of Nelson's becomes unquestioned (in the persona of Dr. Flea) so that Dr. Lindemann can't be believed when he contradicts that authority. I’m sure Nelson’s has something to say about the particular circumstances of Flea’s case. When he then tried to suggest that in his professional judgement that a particluar pronouncement did not apply, he would look like he was just trying to defend unacceptable practice after the bad outcome. The authority of Nelson’s becomes unquestioned (in the persona of Dr. Flea) so that Dr. Lindemann can’t be believed when he contradicts that authority.

]]> By: DR. MARY JOHNSONhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/flea-and-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75790 DR. MARY JOHNSON Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/flea-and-the-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75790 Interesting. I wondered how questioning Flea about a textbook suddenly jumped to his blog identity.<br/><br/>I would add to Scalpel's "non-responsive" answer that because it provides a foundation for professional behavior (and is a textbook emphasized in most training programs), MANY Pediatricians (including me) jokingly (and not-so-jokingly) refer to Nelson's as "the bible".<br/><br/>I keep my very old, weather-beaten copy in the trunk of my car. It goes where I go to use as a first (but not only) reference when I need it. Interesting. I wondered how questioning Flea about a textbook suddenly jumped to his blog identity.

I would add to Scalpel’s “non-responsive” answer that because it provides a foundation for professional behavior (and is a textbook emphasized in most training programs), MANY Pediatricians (including me) jokingly (and not-so-jokingly) refer to Nelson’s as “the bible”.

I keep my very old, weather-beaten copy in the trunk of my car. It goes where I go to use as a first (but not only) reference when I need it.

]]> By: scalpelhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/flea-and-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75789 scalpel Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/flea-and-the-plaintiffs-attorney.html#comment-75789 The correct answer would have been "Essentially any textbook is like the Bible in the sense that it is widely referenced but subject to various interpretations. It provides a foundation for behavior, but many people use their own judgment and don't follow it strictly."<br/><br/>"-Objection, nonresponsive."<br/><br/>"Yes." The correct answer would have been “Essentially any textbook is like the Bible in the sense that it is widely referenced but subject to various interpretations. It provides a foundation for behavior, but many people use their own judgment and don’t follow it strictly.”

“-Objection, nonresponsive.”

“Yes.”

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