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Posted By: ramram

Kenny - I can agree with some of your points but I also question many of your conclusions as well as what study you're reporting about. My philosophy is that when it looks, smells and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck. I live on the border of Kansas and Missouri and we've seen the exodus. I don't even think we're one of the states on the "critical list". Tell me this...if you make a litigation mistake, what is the cost? You just might lose the case if the other attorney didn't make more mistakes. You're rarely held more accountable than that unless it is an extreme situation (has anybody heard how hard it is to disbar an attorney? Sometimes murder won't even trigger disbarment). A doctor, however, is understandably held to higher standard but most expect them to be mistake-free (especially an emotional family as well as an emotional jury). Unfortunately, it isn't possible. They're not perfect but, God forbid, if they make that mistake then there is a plaintiff attorney waiting at their door. I can guarantee you're not exposed to that degree of microscopic oversight. Mix an understandably imperfect profession, deep pockets, emotions and an attorney and what do you get? More zeros than we can count. There has to be controls because we all end up paying that doctor's bill in the end.