Doctors fighting back, taking lawyers to court

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Physicians are beginning to take attorneys to court over frivolous lawsuits and botched malpractice defenses. Though the legal system favors attorneys, doctors say that bringing suit is their only defense against attorneys who knowingly pursue frivolous actions. These cases are relatively rare because malpractice insurance does not cover the cost of such litigation.

Legal services, Analysis, Attorneys, Lawyers, Frivolous suits (Civil procedure)

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Doctor apologizes for identifying jurors in malpractice case

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Former jurors sued physician Merle Rudy Busby for sending their names to physicians in North Carolina after their presence on juries in malpractice cases.

Legal issues & crime, North Carolina, Legal/Government Regulation, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Company legal issue, Jury members, Busby, Merle Rudy

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MDs face unprecedented murder charge

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Two California physicians who gave orders to disconnect life-supporting systems after patient fell into coma after surgery are facing murder charges.

General medical & surgical hospitals, California, Murder, Herbert, Clarence, Nejdl, Robert J., Barber, Neil L.

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