The Real Victims of the Medical Malpractice Battle are the Injured Patients

Rob Curtiss

Contributor

0 CommentsPrint ArticleSubscribe

It is no great revelation that doctors and lawyers have long been at odds over the issue of medical negligence lawsuits. Many doctors blame lawsuits and ultimately lawyers for their rising malpractice premiums. Many lawyers accuse medical associations of leveling unfair criticism at the legal profession. They believe this disingenuous criticism is responsible for perpetuating stereotypes of lawyers as greedy and dishonest. Some doctors have gone so far as to threaten that they will deny treatment to lawyers in all but emergency situations.

Lost in all this rancor, are patients who are the victims of medical negligence. Physician's organizations seem to want doctors to police themselves. But there are obvious problems with allowing doctors to decide what constitutes a compensable mistake and what does not. So attorneys like me will go on fighting for a patient's right to have a jury decide the merits of their medical negligence claim. Hopefully the medical and legal professional will be able to put aside their animosity and concentrate on taking care of the medical system's victims.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Medical Malpractice and Negligent Care.