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Lawsuits Against Patients Backfire on Litigious Surgeons
Study identifies risk factors for refractive surgery malpractice lawsuits and claims
Refractive Surgical Volume Boosts Legal Risk
'Many people have had Lasik treatment, but there's little information about how many suffer complications or damage to their eye as a result.'
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Jury awards man $3 million
MALPRACTICE: The man had sued Northern Refractive Surgery Center for
the care and treatment he received.
BY MARK STODGHILL
NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
A St. Louis County jury determined that Northern Refractive Surgery Center was negligent in its care and treatment of a Duluth man and awarded him more than $3 million in damages.
Informed Consent
Informed Consent almost always offers you absolutely NO PROTECTION! This is to protect the doctors from lawsuits. Most of the risks may be spelled out, and even though the doctor(s) may tell you "there shouldn't be anything to worry about", there's ALWAYS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT! You never know what COULD happen, and once you sign the informed consent, that's it!
Letter printed in the J Cataract Refract Surg, Vol. 26, October 2000
The editorial by a journal editor was overdue. I consider it particularly appropriate that simultaneous bilateral laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is subjected to serious questioning. One can only marvel at the naive trust by patients in modern medicine and in their surgeons and the similarly naive convictions of surgeons that simultaneous bilateral LASIK is what the patients need.
It is not purely a safety issue; simultaneous bilateral surgery violates the principles of informed consent. Nobody can deny that experience with the first eye will render the patient better informed for consenting to the procedure being performed on the second eye. Simultaneous bilateral surgery deprives the patient of the possibility of gaining a better refracative outcome in the second eye and of judging the visual benefit of the surgery by comparing the operated eye +/- residual spectacle or contact lens correction with the corrected unoperated eye. Finally, simultaneous bilateral LASIK preempts a possible decision by the patient to choose another type of refractive surgery for his/her second eye, such as photorefractive keratectomy, intracorneal ring segments, or a phakic intraocular lens, or to postpone surgery on the second eye until better procedures become available if the result of LASIK on the first eye proves unsatisfactory. He/she may not have to wait very long.
Klaus D. Teichmann, MD
Statute of Limitations
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For more informationINTACS - The next wave of lawsuits?
Intacs and other IOL’s, recently approved by the FDA are not without its problems either. Doctors who have vested interests in these companies have made millions from LASIK.
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Medical Malpractice?
If you've been damaged, and are seeking legal recourse for those damages, you may be quite surprised, and overwhelmed...
Each case is different. From simple to complex (as was mine), and depending on the courts, facts may necessarily mean nothing. They are easily dismissable depending on the judge's understanding, and you can still be left with no case.
To give you a better understanding, my case as an example:
In 2000 I filed a med mal lawsuit. I believed at the time because so much of my case was dismissed, that the courts didn't want to handle this case because it was so complex. It was also my understanding arbitration was the more feasible route to go.
I lost the arbitration! Again, I believe because of the complexity of the case, and the lack of understanding of facts. Facts the courts, and the arbitrator didn't want to understand.
Websites focus on LASIK lawsuits
So who's been sued?
Go to just about every LASIK website and read the testimonials from people who are "happy and content" with their "great LASIK experience". What you won't find or hear about are the procedures that went wrong, or the number of lawsuits:
Major LASIK chains LVI, TLC (and doctors associated with). There are MANY names to add (listed below are a few), Your best bet would be to check your with local or federal courts, or websites such as:
Disclaimer: I do not purport the doctors named to be unsavory, unscrupulous, or otherwise. It is not my intention to slander, defame, cause libel, or otherwise. Doctors are people...PEOPLE ARE NOT PERFECT.
Silence is Golden...for the LASIK Doctors?
As Angry Patients Vent Online, Doctors Sue to Silence Them
By DAVID KESMODEL
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE - September 14, 2005
Doctors have long accepted that their patients share opinions about the care they have received, knowing that satisfied patients will refer others while those not so happy with their bedside manner might encourage prospective customers to seek treatment elsewhere. But when William Boothe, an ophthalmologist in Texas, saw that one disgruntled former patient was posting his complaints on the Internet, he launched an aggressive response. He sued for libel and other claims, and earlier this year a state judge ordered the material removed from the Web. (See documents below)
READ MORE - Subscription requiredWhen doctors sue to silence, WHAT ARE THEY HIDING?!?
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SILENCED
Brent Hanson, sued by Dr. William Boothe for his LA$IKQUACK.COM website:
BOOTHE v. HANSON - PDF DocumentsMy case, which can now be posted:
NEVYAS v. MORGANAnd not just the courts...
Refractive Claims Up, Payouts Remain Low
OMIC Publication Archives - Refractive Claims Up, Payouts Remain Low
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If you are a lawyer who is interested in handling LASIK litigation cases, and would like to be listed here, please contact me at:
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Who specializes in LASIK litigation?
Law Offices of Todd J. Krouner
93 N. Greeley Avenue Suite 100Chappaqua, New York 10514tel. 914-769-8700Temporary Contact Info:
140 Bedford Road
Pleasantville , New York 10570
Tel. No. (914) 769-8700
Law Offices of Robert A. D'Iorio & Associates, PLLC
Robert A. D'Iorio5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 440Washington, DC 20015 Phone: (202) 243-0581Fax: (202) 243-0582Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Website: www.dioriofirm.com or www.dc-lawyer.comIn or around Philly?
In or around Philly?
Philadelphia's Civil Docket Access system can be found:
Here
Enter last name of doctor and starting date (at least 5-10 years prior) to search for. (example: enter morgan under last name, and 01-jan-2000, and any cases with the name morgan will show from jan 1, 2000. first names (dom) will narrow the search.)