Sue Me? You'll Die Before You Win

Our friend Stephen Latham blogs:

Here’s a letter (CLICK FOR PDF)I got sent by a Kentucky reporter today. Outrageous. The underlying suit alleges failure to read radiological and other images, or failure to read them properly, with resultant undetected illnesses, cancers, etc. The affected folks apparently live in rural areas and will have to do some serious driving to find alternative medical services. One thing that strikes me is this: It’s one thing for a physician to say, “I really can’t treat you while you’re suing me.” It’s quite another for an entire health system to say, “None of our physicians can treat you while you’re suing any of us.”