I saw the caller-ID and immediately picked up the phone; it was an old friend from college.

“I want to sue a doctor and I want to sue the hospital,” said Karen.

Sadly, I hear those words all too often.  I’m a newly-minted lawyer — after a 35-year career as a publisher — working at one of New York’s top medical malpractice plaintiff’s firms.  What made this particular call so unusual, was …

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