Mal practice case: snakebite

[shaggybill]

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Kind of off topic, but as an avid amateur herpetologist who sticks his nose in snakebites/treatment and is familiar with big names in that world, I'm curious if Spencer Greene, MD was consulted during any of these proceedings since he is in TX and considered a leading expert in snakebite treatment.

 

[Socrates25]

Our malpractice system is broken because it's a lie.

What I mean by this is that state laws state that a doctor has to break a "standard of practice" in order to be guilty of malpractice.

Now who sets the "standard of practice"? Is it a random doctor serving as an expert witness? Or is it a professional society composed of many members who collaborate to set standards?

The court system doesn't care what the ACEP position statement or pratice protocol says. All the court cares about is expert A vs expert B in the courtroom. It's an outrageous sham that says one thing but works in exact opposite of what it says.

 

[miacomet]

There are no laws anymore.

Except hopefully the family (that showed willful and wanton neglect by the parents who were clearly not properly caring for their child and allowed a snake to bite her) is hopefully on the hook for a bajillion dollars of attorney fees. And the doc won. He needs to countersue for malicious and frivolous intent on the part of the family. And report them to DCFS for neglect.