Greedy Trial Lawyer
The Medical Expert Regulation Game, Mississippi Version
Category: Gaming The System
Mississippi is busy protecting its citizens. Not from hurricanes. From the dishonorable and unethical conduct of Mississippi-licensed doctors. Not in treating patients. But, in providing expert testimony.
Are these guys serious?
The State Board of Medical Licensure on Thursday adopted for the first time regulations governing physicians testifying as medical experts, a move some plaintiffs' attorneys say could have a chilling effect on the willingness of doctors to testify in malpractice cases."You can't find a doctor in Mississippi now who will testify against another doctor," said lawyer George Yoder, who was at the board meeting. Attorneys have to go outside the state to find medical experts to testify in malpractice cases, he said.
The board gave no indication of what specifically prompted its decision but said in written comments, "There is a problem in Mississippi with the lack of regulation of medical expert activities by physicians."
"This lack of regulation causes the performance of medical experts' activities to be vulnerable to fraud, abuse, dishonesty, deception, incompetence and other forms of unprofessional, dishonorable and unethical conduct by physician experts, all of which are harmful to the public," the board said.
Wow! I had no idea that regulation would correct all of this despicable behavior by medical experts. Since the State Board has been regulating treating doctors for years I don't see how any malpractice can occur in the state. Why do they allow anybody to testify on behalf of an injured patient?
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