I think the raspy voice was from Esophageal Reflux and they were having a “look see.” Again, JOan probably went somewhere where the test was done the cheapest... ok that’s fine, no problem there... but (and you and I have talked about this), you have her ENT there. No doubt, she cleared this with Cohen before hand. Ok fine, no problemo. The patient approves, the doctors approve of her being there... but then we cross the line with, “Oh, you see something? Hmmm. Let’s biopsy it.” HOw did they biopsy this, thru the endoscope? That means they pulled the endoscope out of the esophagus... and inserted it into the larynx? Then snapped off a piece of tissue? Was her air cut off then?
I don’t really see the benefit of the clinic throwing the ENT under the bus, as the more they do, the more it looks bad for them too.
This is a great case for the petitioner side. The ENT will have no malpractice coverage for this, and Cohen might be sued personally too if he had some association with the ENT.
There might not be any malpractice insurance to cover anyone working at the clinic therefore their entire assets are fair game.
Poor Joan... on the one hand she gave a great inheritance to her daughter, but on the one hand we lose a friend with whom we’ve grown up with.
The second that ENT entered the Yorkville clinic that place was screwed. Your not allowed to have a doctor from an outside facility at a doctors office that they are not allowed to practice medicine in. Even if the ENT was only there to “Observe” that is still a huge no no. They keep on saying that Joan Rivers never “consented” to having a biopsy done. Ive had to sign many consent forms, unfortunately Im in such a panic over the procedure I never have actually read it(I know, I should but really, who does, your more nervous about the procedure) but I know for me they make you sign one form and it has nothing to do with getting biopsies done. Its implied, your going to get something checked out for a reason, how silly would it be for a doctor to put you under, check you out, find something, then wake you up and say “I found something during your endoscopy but I wanted to ask you first if it was OK for me to biopsy it, will just do it next time” no doctor says that. When my Mom gets the same procedure done he biopsies her stomach and esophagus because she has acid reflux issues, as do I..So Cohen is screwed for letting the ENT in and the ENT is screwed for doing the biopsy that she knew could increase the risk of a throat spasm. I feel horrible for Melissa and Cooper, we did not know Joan but hearing this news pains us, but for Melissa and Cooper, this was their family, it must be tearing Melissa’s heart out knowing her mother did not have to die