When will Wawa have a seizure?
Soon, if John Stossel keeps coming up with stories like his latest “Give Me a Break.” In it, he covers some of the unintended consequences that good ol’ boy John Edwards and his trial lawyer buddies have visited upon us.
In hospitals, the lawyers have bred so much fear that patients now suffer more pain, and may be less safe because doctors are concerned about being sued.“That fear is always there,” said obstetrics professor Dr. Edgar Mandeville. “Everybody walks in mortal fear of being sued.”
The Department of Health and Human Services found doctors order painful tests they consider unnecessary, for fear of being sued. And the majority of doctors say they recommended invasive procedures more often than they believed were medically necessary in an effort to prevent potential litigation.
So, not only do I get poked and prodded more thanks to Edwards, I get to pay more for the privilege. Friggin’ wonderful. We need some tort reform soon, and having a trial lawyer anywhere near the Oval Office will set it back exponentially.
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