As a plaintiff's attorney in Southern Illinois, I have been reading with dismay the repeated attacks and accusations upon plaintiff's attorneys as the cause of the continuing increases in medical malpractice insurance premiums for physicians. The most recent was by Dr. Sumeer Lal on May 11, 2004. Contrary to what the public may be led to believe, Jackson County is not a plaintiff/patient-friendly venue. After six years of practice across the street from the courthouse, I cannot remember a single medical malpractice verdict more than $1 million. The medical malpractice crisis is the creation of the medical malpractice insurance industry in response to the decreased earnings from investments in a weakened economy.
Posted by Editor at June 10, 2004 05:04 PM