Posted on 08/10/2005 10:38:54 AM PDT by marshmallow
CLEARWATER - Michael Schiavo has asked a court to waive the two-year statute of limitations on filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against one or more of his deceased wife's caregivers.
Terri Schiavo, 41, died March 31 after her feeding tube was removed after a seven-year court battle.
Schiavo's attorney in this case, Mark Perenich, said he was not able to discuss the proposed lawsuit behind Tuesday's request for an extension of the two-year statute of limitations.
By law, medical malpractice lawsuits must be filed within two years of the alleged misconduct unless an extension is granted.
In October 2003, Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed on court order. Doctors reinserted it on orders from Gov. Jeb Bush.
LOL! You are the best. Take care and get better.
That's the only way to separate noble candidates from the bought off phonies.
I am pretty disgusted with ALL office holders.
So are you being called by any defense attorneys on behalf of the persecuted? If not, why not?
Or perhaps the defense attorneys are part of the evil Florida cabal of evil.
As to this:
When they killed Terri, they killed God.
You should have that made into a bumper sticker. Oops, I forgot, you don't have a bumper anymore, right?
I saw on the news that Charlie Crist wants a murder investigation of a bombing that happened in 1951. It seems that the man killed was involved in the civil rights movement and president of the NAACP in Brevard prior to his death. I would like to see all murders solved but chances are pretty slim on one that's 54 years old.
Seems like Charlie could have spoken up years ago if he really wanted this crime solved.
I can't help but believe he's using this to get the NAACP to back him in next years election.
House Conservative Leader Proposes Bill About End-Of-Life Decisions
The president of the Mississippi Legislative Conservative Coalition says he'll push a bill next year to "preserve a person's life'' if there's a family disagreement about whether a vegetative patient would want to remain hooked to feeding tubes or other machines.
Rep. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, said the bill is a response to the case of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who died of dehydration in March after her feeding tube was removed.
Schiavo had lived in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years, and her husband and parents had a long-running legal dispute about her end-of-life wishes. The feeding tube was removed after courts sided with her husband, who said she wouldn't have wanted to be kept alive artificially.
Fillingane said his proposal would not affect Mississippians who have living wills or other documents that express their wishes.
"The Schiavo instance was more where you had disagreement among the relatives,'' he said. "And where you have a disagreement and you can't find an agreement on that issue, the state's position at the state court level that reaches there would be defaulting toward life.''
Fillingane spoke Monday at a luncheon sponsored by the Capitol press corps and Mississippi State University's John C. Stennis Institute of Government.
In Louisiana, a new law that took effect this year bars a violent husband or wife who causes his or her spouse to be terminally injured from making decisions about whether that spouse is taken off life support. It also prevents someone estranged from a disabled spouse and living with another person from making decisions for that spouse.
The proposal, inspired by the Schiavo case, originally would have assumed that a person without a living will wanted to be kept alive indefinitely with feeding or hydration tubes. It was changed during the legislative process.
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=3751938
Ding! We have a winner!
It's not a new insight, of course, but it can't be repeated often enough. Power corrupts. Office holders don't wield power long before they becoming disgusting.
:-)
It's called caring for the disabled, not disposing of them after torturing them.
How does one describe the evil within that monster in a brief way? It is not possible.
<< Dr. Ronald Cranford aka "Dr. Death" is hosting a seminar in Minneapolis on September 22-23, 2005 entitled "33 Years of Clinical Ethics in Minnesota: Ron Cranford's Stories of Heroes and Courage".
Michael Schiavo is featured as one of the speakers. Schiavo and Jay Wolfson (guardian ad litem) will give a talk on Terri.
10:15 12:00 Landmark Cases: The Family Perspective
Christine Busalacchi in Missouri
Pete Busalacchi
Terri Schiavo in Florida
Michael Schiavo and Jay Wolfson
You can download a pdf of the conference schedule here [ http://www.hcmc.org/education/cme/documents/Cranfordethicsbrochure_004.pdf ]
Ronald Cranford (a doctor responsible for a great many feeding tube removals and who proposes hastening the deaths of Alzheimer's patients) touts Michael Schiavo as a "hero" or someone of "courage."
Jay Wolfson was (supposedly) an independent Guardian ad Litem, appointed by Chief Justice David Demers, over the objections of Terri Schiavo's family. Their objections stemmed from comments Wolfson made, prior to his appointment, that illustrated his bias towards removing Terri's feeding tube.>>
BUMP; thanks for posting that info. Sponsored by the Hennepin County Medical Center.
His first burden is establishing his inability to file within 2 years...
Well, that one's easy - 'Your Honor, I couldn't file within the 2 year SOL because I was tied up in the courts trying to get my wife killed.'
With the recent news of Michael and Jodi getting married, I was just scouting around on old threads, and came across this one again. Would you be a sweetheart and look to see if there have been any updates to add to this file? I am wondering how it panned out. Thanks in advance!
Uniform Case Pinellas Case Section Case Type Type
522005CA005436XXCICI 05005436CI HNO MED MAL PRAC EXT PM
Style: SCHIAVO MICHAEL PR
vs. IN RE
Jury Trial STIP NOTH Reason Type Disp.
Filling Date Appeal Date Judg. Date Reop Date Docket Date
08/09/05
Case/Cat
PROFESSIONAL MALPRAC
3 Docket Entries, 08/09/05 to 08/09/05
Pages Date P/D Docket Entry Ver
08/09/05 PLAINTIFF CIRCUIT CIVIL FILING FEE PAID $ $37.50 N
08/09/05 PLAINTIFF PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME F
08/09/05 PLAINTIFF THIS CASE ASSIGNED BY CLERK TO SECTION HNO BY 0040 - HOLD PM N
Pinellas County Records Search (FYI: use Non-Subscriber Login; click on "civil" cases; type in "Schiavo"....go to second page):
Uniform Case | Pinellas Case | Section | Case Type | Type |
522005CA005436XXCICI | 05005436CI | HNO | MED MAL PRAC EXT | PM |
Style: | SCHIAVO MICHAEL PR | |||
vs. | IN RE | |||
Jury Trial | STIP | NOTH | Reason | Type Disp. |
Filling Date | Appeal Date | Judg. Date | Reop Date | Docket Date |
08/09/05 | ||||
Case/Cat | ||||
PROFESSIONAL MALPRAC |
5 Docket Entries, 08/15/05 to 08/09/05 |
Pages | Date | P/D | Docket Entry | Ver |
08/15/05 | CLERK | REQUEST FOR COPIES - FAXED COPIES/081605 | N | |
08/10/05 | CLERK | REQUEST FOR COPIES - FAXED COPIES/081205 | N | |
08/09/05 | PLAINTIFF | CIRCUIT CIVIL FILING FEE PAID $ $37.50 | N | |
08/09/05 | PLAINTIFF | PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME | F | |
08/09/05 | PLAINTIFF | THIS CASE ASSIGNED BY CLERK TO SECTION HNO BY 0040 - HOLD PM | N |
NOTH | Notice of Hearing |
STIP | Stipulation |
Ver | Verified: F=Filed, N=Not Filed/Notice. There is no case file document associated with a notice. |
Thanks for checking! So I wonder what the status of it is. Is there a way to tell if they granted the extension or whatever he was hoping to accomplish? Thanks for the tip on the log-in, too!
I'm assuming it's a dead issue.....but, of course, not certain. This matter cannot languish forever in the court system, though I don't know how long it can just be (as it appears) completely inactive. I would assume inactivity means that there's some difficulty coming up with enough evidence to pursue this....but that's all speculation, of course.
Okay, thanks! I guess I'll just have to hope that someone in the media decides to check on it from time to time and put out the word if anything comes of it. Michael is a serial litigant, so I don't expect that this will be the last from him in that regard.
Wonder how all the Michael defenders feel about this. I'd like to hear their 'defense' of this lawsuit. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
My guess is that Michael Schiavo will win this suit.
He's only filed to have the statute of limitations waived. He hasn't actually filed suit yet.
What makes you think he will win it?
It's not enough he killed her- he now wants to punish those who didn't want him to kill her sooner.
There is no name for evil like this, but there is punishment for it. His time is coming. The evil you do comes back to you.
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