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41. Nonsense. "Bogus awards" are not why malpractice insurance is so high

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 10:37 AM

Jun 2012

Malpractice insurance is so high because of insurance company practices which include obscenely large executive salaries and market speculation.

And damage awards need to be high enough to 1) compensate the victim for the damage done and 2) be large enough to create an incentive for corporations to do everything in their power to correct defective products and practices which harm consumers.

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Man Dies During Threesome, Family Wins $3M for Medical Malpractice [View all] The Northerner Jun 2012 OP

bogus award with no merit, no wonder malpractice insurance is so high nt msongs Jun 2012 #1

Spoken like a freeper. GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #22

WTF are you on about? Gold Metal Flake Jun 2012 #26

I'll "defend" this award by saying there isn't enough information in this article ... Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #34

I agree - good defense. Kali Jun 2012 #44

Do you also post as GeorgeGist? Gold Metal Flake Jun 2012 #45

Totally agree. cbayer Jun 2012 #29

Read the entire case, did you? Can you point us to where we can see it so we can be so cock sure? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #32

Nonsense. "Bogus awards" are not why malpractice insurance is so high Liberal In Texas Jun 2012 #41

Betcha felt the same about the McD's coffe case, didn'tcha? Occulus Jun 2012 #46

That's how I want to go. RandySF Jun 2012 #2

40% responsible for his own death? More proof that Americans can't do math. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #3

Sounds like he came and went at the same time. nt MrScorpio Jun 2012 #4

LOL era veteran Jun 2012 #5

Dayum I wish we could Rec micraphone Jun 2012 #7

LOL! Lilyeye Jun 2012 #9

Thank God for Windex. I gotta quit reading these things while eating breakfast. bulloney Jun 2012 #11

DUzy! proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #15

DUzy! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #18

Someone is a Richard Pryor fan... ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2012 #27

LMAO Aerows Jun 2012 #35

If that isn't a DUzy, I am Napoleon. hifiguy Jun 2012 #39

lol Little Star Jun 2012 #47

This "story" wouldn't exist were it not for the "threesome". kag Jun 2012 #6

Except that it was probably two men and a woman... rfranklin Jun 2012 #13

Yeah, nope. jp11 Jun 2012 #21

Fail johnnie Jun 2012 #28

Failure to read the entire story Aerows Jun 2012 #36

Or mowing the lawn. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #40

I'm a patient at the group practice the doctor belongs to... 3waygeek Jun 2012 #8

My advice, 3waygeek, is celibacy for the next week. rug Jun 2012 #20

I've been celibate for almost 26 years... 3waygeek Jun 2012 #55

Wow. rug Jun 2012 #56

Almost as bad as this Number23 Jun 2012 #10

that'll be thrown out on appeal SemperEadem Jun 2012 #12

+1 Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #30

Common sense would say see a doctor when having chest pains. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #42

thankfully SemperEadem Jun 2012 #58

Read your own sig-line. Learn it, live it, love it! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #59

Was he a die hard viagra user? originalpckelly Jun 2012 #14

Well, diehard seems to be a given pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #16

I do believe that's the funniest reply in this whole thread. Iggo Jun 2012 #31

If he was, he probably did jberryhill Jun 2012 #17

You gotta wonder what percentage he'd be liable for joeybee12 Jun 2012 #19

snort ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #50

Sex, death, and money: It dudn't git any better than this. WinkyDink Jun 2012 #23

I feel more sorry for the wife. Fawke Em Jun 2012 #24

maybe an open marriage ? irisblue Jun 2012 #33

I wonder how the unnamed woman + friend feel 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #52

"So what are you doin' today?" "Oh just comin' and goin'. " Monk06 Jun 2012 #25

LOL Aerows Jun 2012 #37

feeling sorry for the couple irisblue Jun 2012 #38

+ the doctor said ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #49

If you're going to go, that's not a bad way! Not sure about the malpractice thing. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #43

the doctor maybe knew he wouldn't exert himself too much ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #48

Only 31 and he can't handle sex? 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #51

Can't speak to the lawsuit PotatoChip Jun 2012 #53

Apparently, Brian Eno got offf easy with just a collapsed lung Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #54

Yes, it's mostly the doctor's fault. He should frogmarch Jun 2012 #57