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Medical Malpractice-Civil Lawsuits As Remedy Is Fundamentally Flawed
By Harsha Sankar
encourages this cynical concealment.A doctor will be hesitant to criticize another doctor's gross incompetence and negligence without the benefit of hindsight, because of possible recrimination in an overzealous litigous and bureaucratic society implemented by a promiscous judiciary. Also, civil windfalls punishes all doctors and patients. This therefore decreases incentives for doctors to be forthright on strictly a scientific and technical basis. For obviously genuine claims, criminal prosecution, which neither judge nor prosecutor is a lawyer, is in order.
The Roanoke Times on May 12th again rationalizes unlimited tort power. Unfortunately many physicians welcome this as they coddle with the legal profession.This makes them relatively immune from meritorious suits while their "less established" competitors become more prone to harassment.
Sussman is correct that people legitimately victimized have no recourse. People should present their own claims for objective review.
Harsha Sankar
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