Re: Patient Arbitration Pacts Are Alarming Attorneys

From: ainsron (ainsron@sbcglobal.net)
Sat Mar 29 17:01:52 2008


I use arbitration agreements and it is rare for a patient to refuse to sign one. I will see them for one visit if they refuse to sign, then they have to go elsewhere.

Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG

-----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Dean Huffman . Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 3:56 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Patient Arbitration Pacts Are Alarming Attorneys

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Patient Arbitration Pacts Are Alarming Attorneys

The National Law Journal

Binding arbitration agreements between doctors and patients -- in which patients waive their right to a jury trial -- are becoming more common, a trend that could put patients at a disadvantage if medical malpractice disputes surface, attorneys warn. A growing number of physicians, nursing homes and health care institutions are asking consumers to sign these agreements before offering services, says Stuart Ratzan of Miami's Ratzan & Rubio.

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1206614812624





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