“Who is to blame ? TRIAL LAWYERS- STUPID GREEDY PEOPLE- NUISANCE SUITS.”
I want to expand on that. My title tag line >Sick Are We ?; was inspired by watching TV and seeing the enormous number of “Commercials” encouraging people to sue almost everyone for anything, “Have you ever taken X ?, had a Y, been exposed to Z ?- if so, have you or ANYONE you know suffered, sleepless nights, double vision, memory loss, abnormal hair growth, skin rash, sore mussels, hair loss………. If so contact -Sueem and Winn, Attorneys At Law - 1 800- GET RICH, operators standing by, [not licensed in all states or ethical in any]. While the legal profession, despite jokes to the contrary, is a noble and necessary one. The people who encourage this type of suite are disgrace to the profession. Adds like these make almost anyone, want to pick up the phone and call. [I have been tempted my self, but had no justifiable resin]
TRIAL LAWYERS- Several years ago, at almost the beginning of this “craze’’ I was asked by a Lawyer
friend to provide some testing for individuals who had taken a particular diet drug, someone had identified a “possible” cardiac problem associated with its use. I worked only ONE day. There were several signs that all was not “kosher”. First- Payment for services would be deferred until the case was settled. Second- My Lawyer friend was working for a large out of state firm and all cases were referred to them. Third- The “clients” were found through half page adds run in several regional newspapers with the headline “HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN XYZ?” and Fourth- I was asked to perform procedures and interpret them in ways which were not in keeping with current Medical protocols or established guidelines for the testing conducted.STUPID GREEDY PEOPLE ; Many of the people who came to be evaluated could not prove they had ever taken the medication in question, many did not appear to have ever had a problem with their weight and for many, if they had taken it ,they got a very poor result. I gave a preliminary “report” to the Lawyer indicating the degree of “damage” the person might have if any at all, those who had no evidenced were told the results and dismissed. Those with any degree of damage were scheduled for more definitive testing.
Many of those who were dismissed were angry ,demanding to be retested or suggesting that the exam they had undergone was inadequate. I was shocked that someone would be upset that they showed no evidence of a potentially life threatening condition and I was angry that my 20 plus years of experience were being challenged. The ones who were referred for more testing wanted to know how much money they could get and how soon and if they got “sicker“ between now the hearing could they get more money.- These are STUPID GREEDY PEOPLE.
NUISANCE SUITS- In a few states judges are beginning to evaluate civil cases before they are heard to dismiss so called Nuisance suits. These are defined as suits in which the plaintiffs [patients
] case is weak and the defendant [Hospital
or Doctor
] must spend money and time to defend themselves, the amount sued for is general small, a few thousand dollars, so the defendant usual settles out of court to avoid negative publicity and legal expenses in excess of the amount sued for. These suits are commonly filed by greedy Lawyers on behalf of greedy clients. I have seen suits filed against Hospitals for things as stupid as “unappetizing food” during hospital stays, employees being "rude" to them and crowded waiting rooms at Doctors offices.Hospital "risk management" directors and Doctors Attorneys recommend quick payment and the cost is passed on to us. Greedy Americans, and the Lawyers who take their cases add millions of dollars to The nations Medical bill every year.
In Part Five we will talk about the Pharmaceutical Companies and Insurance coverage and regulations ,
"It's a Hard Pill to Swallow "
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