Reply #10: the problem is this.....

[ejpoeta]

how do you differentiate between an actual malpractice and just something the doctor couldn't control. accidents. they happen. there are things that are beyond anyones control. and in order to make it possible for those whose doctors actually did something bad, like leave in medical equipment or something like that while protecting them from the average thing that was no one's fault is the key. i don't know where we ended up in this place where accidents aren't just accidents and such. In society in general we have this pervasive idea of a lottery ticket.

If someone comes over to my house, I fear that if they fall down the stairs I will be sued, even if it is just that they weren't watching where they were going or something. My nephew fell off of the playground equipment at the county park at our family reunion several years ago and had a concussion. Did my brother sue? NO! he asked them to fix the equpment to prevent kids from falling off in future, and they did. I mean, it's gotten to the point where in some cases people HAVE to sue just to get anyone to do anything. But for the most part, people seem to be greedy and see that it's just a way to get what THEY deserve.