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We pay dearly for 'human mistakes'.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
James S. Bostwick, J.D., states most physicians are "very competent, caring physicians who just made a human mistake" ("The Chasm Between Physicians, Lawyers," Guest Editorial, March 15, 2005, p. 6).
Exactly.
Where does it say that when this happens, people are entitled to outlandish sums of money for "compensation"? Where does this idea come from?
Every lawsuit has a winning and losing side, and a respective lawyer. The losing lawyers, no doubt, also are caring practitioners doing their best for their clients, as Mr. Bostwick stated. When they lose, surely it is because they made a human mistake. Do they get sued? Mr. Bostwick says they do, but I would ...
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