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I was recently at a professional development seminar where we were told by the CEO? of one the larger hospitals in northeast OHIO that their neurosurgery folks were paying over $200,000 per surgeon. A local congressman, who spoke at the same seminar, stated that "loser pays" legislation and a case by case review commitee (which would ensure that any malpractice lawsuit filed have some merit even before it even enters the court system) are really the answers. Hopefully in this way, the trial lawyers that file all these BS cases should be fined and/or sanctioned.
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i believe you can sue for "defamation of name/character" or some other crap like that. i don't think it's often done.
There's an article about this at medicaleconomics.com, I read it a few days ago. The short answer is "yes", but it's not really worth it. I added a link the the article below.
Here is some text from the article:
In most states, you must meet several requirements before you can even file a countersuit. The malpractice suit must have been terminated in your favor, through summary judgment, dismissal, or a trial victory. Then, to have any chance of winning in court, you'd have to prove that the case against you had been completely groundless or filed maliciously. The issue usually comes down to a matter of opinion, no matter how foolish you think the allegations against you were.
Remember that the plaintiff was probably required, before she could file suit, to have the expert opinion of another physician that you'd committed malpractice. While such "hired gun" affidavits may be all too easy to purchase, the plaintiff's attorney can effectively argue that he found the expert credible and therefore sued you in good faith.
To prevail in a countersuit, you'd also have to prove that you suffered damages, such as lost income or attorney's fees. Humiliation, loss of reputation, or other intangibles are often too subjective to qualify as legal damages. You'd have to document that patients avoided your practice because of the malpractice suit.click for full text of article
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Is there a website that posts approx. malpractice rates?? Even if it's in one state, I'd like to see the ratios.
Is there a website that posts approx. malpractice rates?? Even if it's in one state, I'd like to see the ratios.
