I find your comments utterly and purposefully misleading. Quite frankly, I am appalled. I can only assume that these comments have to do with one thing only - your bank acount. You know darn well that any malpractice action (whether dismissed or not) always leads to an increase in malpractice insurance premiums thereby hurting any physician. Furthermore, the spouse that sits in the courtroom is there for moral support. Because doctors are not allowed to discuss anything about an impending case with anyone, the only person that can support them is his or her spouse - nice try at blaming the insurance companies. Whate are these spouses worrying about? Losing everything that they have worked for - including their home - if there is a verdict in excess of liability coverage. A doctor can not only lose their career over one sensational, emotionally decided verdict from basically uneducated juries, but they can lose everything else. My question to you is this - What do you risk losing to help these patient's you purport to care about? You sir are a liar and you prey on the innocent. Shame on you and your whole profession. Good luck to you in finding a doctor that will care for you or any member of your family God forbid you ever need one. I just gave up the practice of oncology at the age of 32 for fear of people like you. Luckily for me, I am married to someone who does not give a damn about my income. Can you say the same about your spouse?

Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment. You are actually quite wrong on your facts and calling someone a "liar" really devalues your otherwise thoughtful comments.

It's interesting. I hear this from some doctors sometimes, but the majority do understand that they are being sold a bill of goods by the insurance industry. Moreover, those doctors who hire us after having a family member suffer because of medical malpractice often say that they used to think like you do...until it happened to them. Finally, I would make you an offer that I make any doctor: rather then call me a "liar" (you don't know me) come and spend a month in my office looking at what I look at. Then make a comment.