A neurosurgeon goes bare, and is taking heat for it:

Gold, the Boca Raton attorney suing Martin, said getting money from him is like trying “to get blood from a turnip. The practical problem is that no one will ever see a nickel.” . . .

. . . “This is despicable that someone performs this type of surgery without insurance or at least a method to compensate people for the damage as a result of negligence,” said Wald. “The state has made it too easy for physicians to practice without insurance.”

But can you blame him? Read on:

Perhaps one of the most celebrated malpractice lawsuits against Martin came in 1991. Shortly after one of his patients, William Lenahan of Port St. Lucie, won a $2.25 million judgment against him, Martin went on the offensive. He spent $42,000 on private investigators to put a tail on the patient. The investigator caught Lenahan climbing stairs with three suitcases in his arms, jogging and working on a yacht he purchased with the proceeds of his lawsuit winnings.

In 1994, a Palm Beach County judge ordered Lenahan to repay Martin nearly $1.7 million, ruling that the doctor had been the victim of a scam. The Lenahans subsequently were convicted of criminal fraud and sentenced to seven years in jail.