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2015-01-18 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Just because you did the crime, doesnt mean youre guilty

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-01-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 I try to minimize my exposure to teevee, and Atlanta stations even less. Last week a 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant was blown a kiss by his husband in the audience.

Atlanta stations are replete with adverts offering legal services for auto injury litigation. "This is my wreck - this is my check" is a favorite jingle." Fulton County must surely be the center of the entitlement universe.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-01-18 02:58|| 2015-01-18 02:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Besoeker,

It's getting weird about 4 hours down the road here in SC. The local ambulance chasers have started a "I'll-get-you-more" war on local TV. Not sure whether or not to laugh or gag.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-01-18 07:11|| 2015-01-18 07:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Better Call Saul

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-01-18 07:59|| 2015-01-18 07:59|| Front Page Top

#4 One of my pers favs:

"If we don' win your case, you owe us nothing."

Of course if we do win, we'll require a modest 35-55% your mandated award.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-01-18 08:38|| 2015-01-18 08:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Jon Corzine can attest to this. Many more examples...

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-01-18 09:19|| 2015-01-18 09:19|| Front Page Top

#6 One of the justifications of Obamacare was the famously rising cost of medical care. The great unsung here is the role played by the ambulance chasers in driving it all up.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-01-18 13:15|| 2015-01-18 13:15|| Front Page Top

#7 I've researched this as part of my dissertation on the connection between tort reform and health care costs.

The propaganda is that medical malpractice tort is driving up health care costs via rising malpractice insurance premiums.

The truth is that med mal insurance is going up because the insurance companies have lost their butts in the money market, stock market and housing market and have to make money somewhere. A comparison of med mal insurance claims to premium increases indicates some of the periodic increases occur when the number of claims are lower.

While there are some nasty and egregious examples of ambulance chasers, the truth is the medical profession is driving this narrative to prevent people from suing for medical malpractice. Approximately 100,000 people die each year from medical malpractice and a further 2.5 million are injured. Less than 4% of all people injured by med mal sue for damages.

The cost of bringing a case to trial and the extensive proof required to validate the case plus dueling expert witnesses make the frivolous claim very expensive. Most of the problem is the med mal insurance companies will settle out of course for most anything without regard for the substance of the case...and often for absolutely laughable claims. When an insurance company settles out of court, approximately 75% of those claims contain no proof of a causal relationship between the "injury" or "condition" and the treatment or lack thereof.

The insurance companies created most of this mess with poor business decisions and a knee jerk settle out of court response to a claim when a willingness to go to court would filter out all but the most valid cases.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2015-01-18 14:00|| 2015-01-18 14:00|| Front Page Top

#8 I've researched this as part of my dissertation on the connection between tort reform and health care costs.

Only at Rantburg!

Now to go back and actually read Mr. Clinton's comment. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2015-01-18 18:43|| 2015-01-18 18:43|| Front Page Top

#9 wifey,

you want a copy of my dissertation proposal???

Posted by Bill Clinton 2015-01-18 22:13|| 2015-01-18 22:13|| Front Page Top

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