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Ridiculous Malpractice Lawsuit.

By Chris Rangel MD ⋅ April 16, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

A patient was admitted to the hospital with chest pain and underwent a cardiac catheterization, The patient was found to have a partly blocked coronary artery that was opened with balloon angioplasty and stenting. The patient was started on aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) and discharged to home. The day after the discharge the patient returned to the hospital with recurrent chest pain . .

Legalized crack.

By Chris Rangel MD ⋅ January 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

How the tobacco settlement has failed.
Remember back in 1994 when seven CEOs representing the largest tobacco companies testified before the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment and stated, quite clearly, their beliefs that nicotine is NOT addictive? Well, according to a new study, these same tobacco companies thought it important enough to increase the […]

Do massive jury awards change corporate behavior?

By Chris Rangel MD ⋅ September 3, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

A comment on my last post about the recent $51 million Vioxx jury award reiterated the ‘ol apparent myth about punitive damages.
With such a high award, [Merck] will think twice before they dare introduce a drug with a side effect. That’s the theory at least.
A theory. Yea, but that’s all that is. The reality is […]

We Need Special Health Courts.

By Chris Rangel MD ⋅ July 3, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

A reform proposal for the current medical liability system.
The recent Harvard School of Health study by professor David Studdert reviewed 1,452 closed malpractice claims and found that there is no evidence that frivolous suits are flooding the system. However it also found that over a third of the cases (37%) involving injury did not result […]

Reality According to Lawyers.

By Chris Rangel MD ⋅ May 17, 2002 ⋅ Post a comment

Leo V. Boyle president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America writes for Knight Ridder Tribune that absolutely everything else including the insurance companies, the economy, California legislation, pixie dust, and the alignment of the moons is to blame for the massive cost of malpractice insurance. He then goes on to imply that the […]

Lawyers VS the Blog!

By Chris Rangel MD ⋅ April 22, 2002 ⋅ Post a comment

Lawyers vs the Blogg! - Howard Kunz writes a lovefest about Bloggs from another main stream columnist who is a convert to blogging and bloggisim. It’s all fine and good. After all, blogging is just ordinary people making their thoughts known on the internet for others to see. Cute and cool, right? Well . . […]

Lawyers out of control in south Texas.

By Chris Rangel MD ⋅ April 18, 2002 ⋅ Post a comment

Lawyers out of control in the RGV - Medical Economics has a nice article that summarizes the recent explosion of medical malpractice cases in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas. From 1999 to 2001 medical malpractice suits filed in Hidalgo County went from 131 to over 750 claims according to the Texas State Board […]