Doctor's Advocate - Fighting Back !: " Simply the threat of being sued hurts doctors and their profession. It is demoralizing to have a lawsuit filed in response to your own alleged negligence, and even more so when it is groundless. The financial burdens are also unbearable, as insurance premiums in many cases have reached hundreds of thousands of dollars. Doctors are feeling the squeeze in many ways, and it shows." Normally, doctors and lawyers are on opposing sides - and in fact, in one city, obstetricians refused to provide obstetric care to a lawyer's wife, because they were so worried about being sued on flimsy grounds. This group has now put the lawyers on the doctor's side, so that doctors can protect themselves !
Doctor's Advocate - Fighting Back !: " Simply the threat of being sued hurts doctors and their profession. It is demoralizing to have a lawsuit filed in response to your own alleged negligence, and even more so when it is groundless. The financial burdens are also unbearable, as insurance premiums in many cases have reached hundreds of thousands of dollars. Doctors are feeling the squeeze in many ways, and it shows." Normally, doctors and lawyers are on opposing sides - and in fact, in one city, obstetricians refused to provide obstetric care to a lawyer's wife, because they were so worried about being sued on flimsy grounds. This group has now put the lawyers on the doctor's side, so that doctors can protect themselves !