[Vision2020] lawyers

Tue Jan 9 12:48:47 PST 2007

As of 2004, Idaho had the lowest geographic practice cost index (GPCI) for
malpractice insurance premiums in the nation. Maybe it is because Idaho
juries are less willing to award outrageous amounts? Perhaps Idaho juries
have more common sense.
To be honest, I have used a personal injury attorney. I was involved in a
car accident, in which I was no way culpable. My car was totaled, my
injuries included 11 compression fractures in my back. I was in physical
therapy for weeks and unable to work for about a year.
After attorney's fees and medical payments, I recieved a check for $1,600.
No, I didn't leave out any zeros. $1,600.
Why? Because, as my attorney told me, my medical records showed that I had
told my doctor that I had tried an illicit drug as a sophomore in high
school. Nevermind that I was about 27 at the time of the accident.

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Sunil Ramalingam
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:38 AM
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] lawyers

Kai,

As a long-time reader, I know that you did not mention Idaho.  I did not
read 'Idaho' anywhere in your anti-lawyer post.  I thought this would be
clear to you but it was not; let me say again that I am not confused and
under the mis-conception that you mentioned Idaho.  Nor am I
hyperventilating, as you seem to think, at least based upon your advise
below.

I asked my question because I want to know if you believe lawyers are
responsible for high malpractice insurance rates for Idaho doctors.  I don't
know if your responses are hostile or patronizing, but you don't seem to
want to answer my question.  I'm not sure why not.

Sunil

>From: "Kai Eiselein, editor" <editor at lataheagle.com>
>To: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
>CC: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] lawyers
>Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:03:01 -0800
>
>Sunil, in case you haven't figured it out, I don't trust the federal
>government at nearly any point.
>Now take a deep breathe...in....out....in...out.
>Focus, where was anything mentioned about Idaho? We were discussing the
>national health care issue, not a state by state break down of it.
>Yeeesh, nice try, though.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Sunil Ramalingam
>Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:39 AM
>Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] lawyers
>
>
>I find it ironic that people who don't trust the government to run health
>care in this country trust it to bomb and invade other countries.
>
>I do agree with Kai's opinion of the NY Times getting things wrong: These
>are the folks who jumped on the government bandwagon when it came to WMD in
>Iraq.
>
>So, what about the effect of lawyers on medical malpractice insurance rates
>in Idaho?
>
>Sunil
>
>
> >From: "Kai Eiselein, editor" <editor at lataheagle.com>
> >To: "Tony" <tonytime at clearwire.net>, "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
> >CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] lawyers
> >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 09:04:33 -0800
> >
> >I'm curious, Sue, who in my own workplace do you believe to be a
>scuzzball?
> >Does the media get it wrong? Ubetcha, look at the NY Times and the
>Altantic
> >Monthy as two examples. I haven't trusted anything the Times has printed
> >for
> >at least 10 years. The get it wrong far too often.
> >Last night on NBC News, the warm temperatures back east were a big story.
> >They had a guy NOAA on, who said it was from El Nino and not global
> >warming.
> >They offered aup a person who gave a different view saying it was global
> >warming at work. My problem? NBC News flashed a bunch of stills of C02
> >emitting things; Cars, trucks, industrial plants, a nuclearpower
> >plant....... HUH? nuke plants emit CO2?
> >On the Today Show this morning, Senator Ted, "Chappaquiddick" Kennedy
>said
> >he would introduce legislation to cut funding for the Iraq war. He said
>it
> >had been done before, with Lebanon and Viet Nam. What he didn't mention
> >about Viet Nam is that it was at the end of the war when the US was
> >beginning its pull out. (The subject came up the NPR's Diane Rehm Show
> >yesterday, or else it would have slipped past me, too.) Did he lie? No.
>He
> >took a truth and twisted it to fit.
> >I may not always agree with NPR's take and/or slant on things, but they
> >tend
> >to get their facts right more often than not.
> >Don't even get me started on Katie Couric.....
> >One final note from me on nationalized health care. So, how do you think
> >the
> >feds are doing with control of our education system? Yup, No Child Left
> >Behind sure is popular, isn't it? Working pretty darn well, after all,
>some
> >civil servant in D.C. sure knows what's needed in Idaho, and probably
> >thinks
> >Idaho is a mis-spelling of Iowa.
> >I find it really ironic that many members of the generation that prided
> >itself on its mistrust of goverment now wants to place responsibilty for
> >it's healthcare choices squarely in the hands of those they distrustred
>in
> >the 60's and 70's.
> >
> >
>
>
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