tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849810809853968671.post2446850314140883143..comments2023-04-26T00:45:11.524-07:00Comments on X-Judge: MALPRACTICE MEANS NOT SAYING YOU'RE SORRYH. Lee Sarokinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660894957850744176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849810809853968671.post-50919974960666799702007-05-14T14:57:00.000-07:002007-05-14T14:57:00.000-07:00I own an experimental aircraft, and I know of a nu...I own an experimental aircraft, and I know of a number of owners who either (a) do not carry insurance, and/or (b) have the plane as an asset of an LLC. They are trying to ensure that if they are involved in a crash and the lawyers start the game of "follow the money", they will sue other people, or give up the quest. <BR/>The best defense against lawsuits is to be devoid of funds or assets. (note that this is not quite the same as suddenly giving away all of your assets to friends, relatives etc. or leaving town to move to a different state or country; those are post-hoc evasion, devoid of ethical or moral value).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849810809853968671.post-50153673981751061862007-04-18T21:04:00.000-07:002007-04-18T21:04:00.000-07:00Indeed, Judge, it has come to this. I quit obstet...Indeed, Judge, it has come to this. I quit obstetrics in my mid-50's because of the legal profession. I practice in a rural area with about 70% of my OB patients having been on Medicaid. One of those patients lost a baby because of an unpredictable and untreatable event. No matter, she followed the 1-800 # to the trial lawyer who promised her just compensation. After lots of threatening letters and demands for millions of dollars (that I do not have) he never even filed the case. But that was enough for me. My youthful idealism lasted longer than you might think but it is gone now. I now do office practice only and my liability premiums have gone down from $155,000 to $15,000 a year. The fear of fighting a case that there was no way I could "win" even if I were exonerated in court and the fear that the next patient would be a repeat of this woman was just too much. I was very good at obstetrics. But the pervasive sense of fear was overwhelming. I think I will leave medicine entirely now and go into something that allows one to get away with almost anything with no fear of the trial lawyer bar,,,,,politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849810809853968671.post-59431873975828666982007-04-16T13:36:00.000-07:002007-04-16T13:36:00.000-07:00You mention baseless medical malpractice claims. ...You mention baseless medical malpractice claims. After almost thirty years of practice as a plaintiff's lawyer, I have yet to see anyone bring one in my state, Oregon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com