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On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:33:32 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:09:42 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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If lawyers are doing the job of the government, why not make the
government do it's job and try incompetent doctors in criminal court?

Reason ... there is a higher standard of proof. Civil court is an
emotional exercise with little protection for the defendant.


Incompetent docs do go to trial from time to time... e.g., Michael
Jackson's
doc for a recent example.

Yup that's one in a row.
How many malpractice torts have been filed in LA County since
February?


No idea. Feel free to report back. You claimed that incompetent docs are
not
going to criminal court. I cited a recent example.

No, said they should all be tried in criminal court. You answered
with a very high profile anomaly.


How does one get to criminal court unless there's a strong supposition that
the doctor is incompetent? That's up to the local DA. If you're dissatisfied
with how the DA does his/her job, they can be removed at election time. You
asked how many torts get filed. Feel free to look it up. I imagine those
that are obviously due to negligence, especially repeated negligence do get
prosecuted. There are no facts so far that support the notion it was an
anomaly or a typical outcome.

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