Construction workers that have filed a lawsuit against construction companies might have their cases thrown out by the judge. Construction workers filed a lawsuit when they were diagnosed with silicosis. The workers claim that the companies knew about the silicosis and allowed them to continue working and inhaling the dust without any protection. One worker says that he has been exposed to the silicosis for 27 years because of sandblasting. One doctor’s credibility is in question by the defense because he originally diagnosed his patients with asbestos. They said that Dr. Ray Harron’s failure calls into question roughly 80 percent of the patients involved in the silicosis litigation. Harron said he was paid to read X-rays and work histories to determine if patients suffered from silicosis. He said he did not personally interview the patients, conduct physical evaluations or even collect their work histories, which form the basis of a silicosis diagnosis. Harron said lawyers and screening companies "would go around taking X-rays, and then I would read them later."  "Weren't you reading them the way you were getting paid to read them?" defense attorney Daniel Mulholland said. "I was doing things the way I was supposed to do them," Harron said. He also said he did not personally write and sign the final reports but handed them off to secretaries - some of who simply wanted part-time work - and allowed them to stamp his signature on the paperwork. Jack stopped the questioning when Harron said he wanted his lawyer to be present because of the apparent allegations of criminal acts. Lawyers questioned Dr. Barry Levy, who has written dozens of books and journal articles on occupational safety and health. Levy said he diagnosed more than 800 patients during a 72-hour period and that it was common for him to spend no more than a few minutes reviewing X-rays and writing a report for each patient. Defense says criminal misconduct could be at play in some doctor’s professional work. The judge could decide that the doctor is unreliable and have the worker’s cases thrown out. Plaintiff attorneys are arguing that the doctors were qualified to make the diagnoses and were certified by the government to do their work. They said the industry lawyers are simply trying to deny justice to injured workers.

Construction workers that have filed a lawsuit against construction companies might have their cases thrown out by the judge. Construction workers filed a lawsuit when they were diagnosed with silicosis, but the defense claims that the doctor may have been paid or just isn’t credible to diagnose 1500 patients with silicosis. Not all doctors provide high quality medical care, some of them go beyond their normal skills in their practice.  Sometimes these surgeries can often result in an injury to a patient then the harmed patients will sue them.

More and more cases concerning doctors are popping up especially in Nueces County. The credibility of many doctors comes in question every time something doesn’t go the way the patient wanted to go. So many doctors are being sued for malpractice surgeries that many have left this city to go practice in another. Doctors are starting to just settle out of court instead of going to court where they would end up paying more money even if they would be declared not guilty. Doctors are afraid of being sued that’s why anyone without insurance can’t get treated. There should be a law protecting doctor’s from all these frivolous lawsuits that have no merit, or if the doctor is declared not guilty the person that is suing the doctor should pay for the money and the time the doctor had to spend for court dates. Some doctors deserve to have their licenses revoked because they perform surgery very carelessly, but not all.

More and more doctors are being dragged in and out of court these days. Malpractice lawsuits seem to be the only retribution that patients seek after their doctor doesn’t perform the way they want him to. Not all doctors provide high quality medical care; some doctors go beyond their normal skills when they perform surgeries.  Sometimes these surgeries can often result in an injury to a patient, and then the harmed patients will sue the doctor.

More and more cases concerning doctors are popping up especially in Nueces County. The credibility of many doctors comes in question every time something doesn’t go the way the patient wanted it to go, whether or not it be the surgery itself or the end results that their not pleased with. So many doctors are being sued for malpractice surgeries that many have left this city to go practice in other locations. Doctors are starting to just settle out of court instead of going to court where they would end up paying more money even if they would be declared not guilty. Doctors are afraid of being sued that’s why anyone without insurance can’t get treated. There should be a law protecting doctors from all these frivolous lawsuits that have no merit, or if the doctor is declared not guilty the person that is suing the doctor should pay for the money and the time the doctor had to spend for court dates. Some doctors deserve to have their licenses revoked because they perform surgery very carelessly, but not all.

President Bush is calling for a curb on Medical Malpractice lawsuits as a step toward reducing escalating health-care costs. Bush wants every case that awards money to the plaintiff such as: “$7-million lawsuit stemming from the death of a 72-year-old patient who suffered irreversible brain damage after a breathing tube was improperly inserted” to be limited to $250,000. I agree that there should be a cap on lawsuits but not in lawsuits where the patient ended up dying thanks to the doctor’s carelessness. Democrats said in a letter to Bush that his plan would deprive seriously injured patients fair compensation and do nothing to guarantee that doctors could obtain malpractice insurance at a fair price. Because injured patients are sometimes told by lawyers to sue their doctor, it would be helpful to place some limitations on the money lawyer’s win in these cases. That way it will eliminate personal interest of an attorney in filing the suit.

More and more doctors are being dragged in and out of court these days for malpractice lawsuits that their patients file against them. Malpractice lawsuits seem to be the only retribution that patients seek after their doctor doesn’t perform the way they want him to. Not all doctors provide high quality medical care; some doctors go beyond their normal skills when they perform surgeries.  Sometimes these surgeries can often result in an injury to a patient, and then the harmed patients will sue the doctor.

A rising amount of cases concerning doctors are popping up, especially in Nueces County. The credibility of many doctors comes in question every time something doesn’t go the way the patient wanted it to go, whether or not it be the surgery itself or the end results that their not pleased with. So many doctors are being sued for malpractice surgeries that many have left this city to go practice in other locations. Doctors are starting to just settle out of court instead of going to court where they would end up paying more money to lawyer’s even if they would be declared not guilty. Doctors are afraid of being sued that’s why anyone without insurance can’t get treated. There should be a law protecting doctors from frivolous lawsuits that have no merit, or if the doctor is declared not guilty the person that is suing the doctor should pay for the money and the time the doctor had to spend for court dates. Some doctors deserve to have their licenses revoked because they perform surgery very carelessly, but not all.

President Bush is calling for a curb on Medical Malpractice lawsuits as a step toward reducing escalating health-care costs. Bush wants every case that awards money to the plaintiff such as: “$7-million lawsuit stemming from the death of a 72-year-old patient who suffered irreversible brain damage after a breathing tube was improperly inserted” to be limited to $250,000. I agree that there should be a cap on lawsuits but not in lawsuits where the patient ended up dying or is permanently physically handicapped thanks to the doctor’s carelessness. Democrats said in a letter to Bush that his plan would deprive seriously injured patients fair compensation and do nothing to guarantee that doctors could obtain malpractice insurance at a fair price. Because injured patients are sometimes told by lawyers to sue their doctor, it would be helpful to place some limitations on the money lawyer’s win in these cases, so it will eliminate personal interest of an attorney filing the suit.