just another litigious orgy

breakingnews · 03-15-2005, 11:08 AM

Oh, that's true. I'm really surprised when lawsuits of these types aren't thrown out, but then that sets a dangerous precedence for the legal system.

When it comes to plaintiffs and lawyers, I find varying degrees of greed. Example 1 is a family friend who was performing glaucoma surgery when the patient - who failed to tell the nurses she had a cold - sneezed during the procedure and thus lost her vision. Malpractice amounted to something like $2 million. She later came in and apologized, saying the lawyer kept prodding her to go after as much as she could.

Example 2 involves another family friend who got all rattled up about a neighbor's dog shitting on her lawn. She wanted to sue (apparently there was a history of offenses), but had to go to a handful of different lawyers before one would take her case. I don't know what happened after that.

jinx · 03-15-2005, 11:14 AM

Shit, I've sneezed before without having a cold - they don't prepare for that in any way? You sneeze and you're blind? Do they tell you that upfront?

The thing with doctors is, they are willingly taking on a huge responsibility and making big bucks for it. I rarely feel bad when they maim someone and get sued for it. "First, do no harm" and you're all set.

Trilby · 03-15-2005, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jinx

The thing with doctors is, they are willingly taking on a huge responsibility and making big bucks for it. I rarely feel bad when they maim someone and get sued for it. "First, do no harm" and you're all set.

But nearly everything a doctor does has potentially lethal outcomes.

03-15-2005, 11:08 AM	#1
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	Oh, that's true. I'm really surprised when lawsuits of these types aren't thrown out, but then that sets a dangerous precedence for the legal system. When it comes to plaintiffs and lawyers, I find varying degrees of greed. Example 1 is a family friend who was performing glaucoma surgery when the patient - who failed to tell the nurses she had a cold - sneezed during the procedure and thus lost her vision. Malpractice amounted to something like $2 million. She later came in and apologized, saying the lawyer kept prodding her to go after as much as she could. Example 2 involves another family friend who got all rattled up about a neighbor's dog shitting on her lawn. She wanted to sue (apparently there was a history of offenses), but had to go to a handful of different lawyers before one would take her case. I don't know what happened after that. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

03-15-2005, 11:14 AM	#2
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Shit, I've sneezed before without having a cold - they don't prepare for that in any way? You sneeze and you're blind? Do they tell you that upfront? The thing with doctors is, they are willingly taking on a huge responsibility and making big bucks for it. I rarely feel bad when they maim someone and get sued for it. "First, do no harm" and you're all set. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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