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Dr. Sensitive Quits Practice After Winning Malpractice Case
Category: News Defused
The moral of some stories is that some people do stupid things. Here is a supposedly true story of an ER doctor who was sued once in his career, won the case and was so distressed by the experience that he quit the practice of medicine. Dr. Sensitive apparently never felt the need to quit because of anything else that happened in his career. One lawsuit, and he is out of here.
Caduceus is the blogger who tells us this tale of the winner who was actually a loser all along. My take is that he won the case only because the jury gave him a pass. You will note he was humiliated in court. How many errors or breaches of the standard of care was he compelled to admit?
Short, but true story...An ER doctor who had been happily practicing medicine for many years had his first lawsuit brought against him. From what I was told by his friend, this ER doctor absolutely loved his profession and helping people. Concerning this lawsuit, he did not make any medical error, showed no negligence, and performed his job to the best of his abilities. His insurance company would have easily settled out of court, which to all doctors is like a big slap in the face. His medical record would have been tarnished and he felt like it would be admitting fault, which he was morally against, so he fought the case in court to prove himself right. The court case lasted a couple years, he was humiliated in court b/c that is what a good lawyer will do, spent thousands of his own money, and eventually won the case. You would think that this win would boost his confidence, but instead, he felt betrayed by the patient and the patient's family, abused by the court system, and worried about a another possible future lawsuit. This doctor then quit the practice of medicine and refused to keep his job, despite the begging of his employer.
My congrats to those patients and lawyers out there destroying American medicine. You're doing a fine job of wasting our time and talent.
My congrats to Caduceus for bringing a tear to the corner of my eye.
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