Exaggerating clinician called out by trial lawyer

Even though this was written by a trial lawyer, who most likely would not resist in holding off on bringing in a prostituting clinician in on a PI or toxic tort case, there are some important points of note.

"Did you also wonder why she didn't put a price tag on what she claims are the "large portions of multimillion-dollar awards" that go for what she terms "pain and suffering," (non-economic damages)? She doesn't know because statistics aren't kept. How can she claim they're the problem when she can't tell you how much they are?

Ultimately, the reason people who want to take away the rights of the injured rely on incomplete anecdotes is that the facts are clear: Pennsylvania has made large strides in improving the medical malpractice market. The number of lawsuits is down sharply, payouts are down and the insurance market is stable - as is the number of physicians. Even the Pennsylvania Medical Association has admitted as much in its recent report "The State of Medicine in Pennsylvania: 2005."

Anectodes, even coming from the idol of the American sheeple, the allopath are not a replacement for sound evidence. Yet, this is the same type of junk testimony that is often offered on the witness stands in courtrooms across this country. What will it take for the American populace to say enough - we will not tolerate a system set up to protect the allopaths while screwing over patients and society as a whole?