Aug 26 2015
I read in the New York Times the other day (NY Times, Doctors Behaving Badly, 8/21/2015) that a medical journal decided to print a very descriptive essay recounting several incidents of flagrantly and morally obnoxious behavior by surgeons in the operating room. The move by the journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, is significant, and to …
Aug 02 2015
“Has she had menopause yet?” This tell-tale question would be the main indicator leading the lawyers to not pick up the case of Ruth’s death. In a March 26, 2015 LA Times report, a young plaintiff named Anna Rahm won $28 million compensation against Kaiser Permanente for a medical error doctors committed. At issue was …
Nov 02 2014
I so much wanted to vote Yes on Proposition 46. In the end, though, I will not be voting Yes, but not for the reasons the Vote No on 46 wants you to believe. I actually find myself siding with the Vote Yes on 46 camp, so it is with much sadness and dread that …
Aug 23 2011
You know the scenario. Following the horror and trauma of a heinous rape, the victim goes to the authorities to try to get some redress for the tragedy that just happened. But the person in charge glibly responds, “Well, you shouldn’t have worn such promiscuous and revealing clothing.” Such a response would be considered heinous …
Mar 21 2011
With just a week to go before the extended statute of limitations expires, I am packing it in. The legal interaction with the [non] healthcare provider ends now. I didn’t get a response from the oncologist so I went to her office. Extra work, for little result. She did state that lymphoma is the most …