Should I sue my doctor?
Here’s an interesting article from CNN series “Empowered Patient.”
Since “tort reform” passed in 2003, it’s made it extremely difficult for many injured patients to find competent lawyers to file medical malpractice suits. I’ve lost count of how many injured folks we’ve had to turn away because the expenses of bringing a malpractice suit far outweigh the potential recovery because of damage caps. This article offers some suggestions on steps an aggrieved patient might take with the doctor and/or hospital to make things somewhat right.
I would add to those suggestions that patients can contact the Texas Medical Board and file a complaint against a physician. The Board, at least ostensibly, is supposed to investigate and reprimand negligent physicians.
Tags: doctors, lawyers, malpractice
