Re: LEGAL: More fun for doctors
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Mon Feb 12 07:23:48 2007
It depends on whether the website allows anonymous posting. If so,
simply reply "Penn & Teller."
Art
At Sun, 11 Feb 2007, R. Daniel Braun wrote:
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>Am I ever glad that I retired.
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>Dan
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>On 2/11/07, DoctorJoe@aol.com <DoctorJoe@aol.com> wrote:
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>> *Surgeon Opposes Ruling Involving "Defamatory" Web Site*
>>
>> According to a CA court ruling, a surgery patient who was charged for
>> posting derogatory statements online about her surgery is protected by free
>> speech from her surgeon's defamation lawsuit. The court denied the surgeon's
>> request to shut down the patient's Web site, claiming "he had placed himself
>> in the spotlight on a topic of public interest." The plaintiff's attorney
>> argued that federal patient privacy laws prevent health-care professionals
>> from effectively defending themselves in such situations.
>> *Dorsey Griffith, Knoxville News Sentinel *02/07/2007
>> Read Article: *Knoxville News Sentinel*
>>
>> *Jury Finds for Family in "Wrongful Birth" Case*
>>
>> The family of an unborn child whose life-threatening genetic defect went
>> undiagnosed was awarded $28 million in damages. Health care professionals
>> reported that tests showed no signs of defects in the fetus, but upon birth
>> all signs of a life-threatening genetic defect were present. The jury found
>> the child's high-risk-birth specialist to be 50 percent negligent, while the
>> remaining liability was placed on a medical testing lab and its director.
>> *John Pertrick , NorthJersey.com *02/09/2007
>> Read Article: *NorthJersey.com*
>>
>> Joe P.
>>
>--
>R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG(L) CMT
>Professor Emeritus
>Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
>Indiana U. School of Medicine
>
>R. Daniel Braun
>
> "The way to health is an aromatic bath and scented massage everyday".
> Hippocrates
>
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art fougner, md
"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
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