The typical victim of a medical error wants fair compensation not a lawsuit. Most doctors would rather have their insurance companies pay legitimate claims than be forced to endure a lawsuit. Doctors and patient’s are victims of the refusal of medical liability companies to pay legitimate claims. I have been handling medical malpractice cases for […]
Corporations act through their officers and directors. When a corporation has acted illegally or immorally one or more individuals is responsible. To often the stockholders suffer but the officers or directors who directed the conduct get a free pass. It does not have to be that way. Ask New York federal Judge Jed S. Rakoff […]
According to CNN and the NPR podcast on This American Life, health insurance companies have saved over $300,000,000 in the last 5 years by rescinding policies purchased by their sickest customers. That is a huge savings to the insurance industry and a cruel burden to the ex post facto uninsured consumer. By waiting until after […]
Bill Moyers’ half hour interview with Wendell Potter, formerly head of PR for Cigna helps shed light on the health care debate. Potter is the guy who quit his high profile job at CIGNA because he could no longer stomach what he was being asked to defend. Reminds me of the tobacco executives. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/watch2.html Potter’s […]
