Is There A Trial Lawyer In The House? (Ann Coulter Slams Her Own Profession Alert)

Ann Coulter.com ^ | 09/19/2007 | Ann Coulter

[krb]

I am still arguing we should pay doctors a small salary while in medical school, and cover the public college cost of medical education.. And of course open more slots so we have enough supply.

I agree with you about increasing the supply. But you paint a slightly more dire version of life as a doctor. They get to start living large in their 30's, not 40's. Sure they are paying back debt, but remember, the ability to borrow to buy a house is based on instantaneous income. I have several friends who are real estate agents who have sold really nice big houses to doctors in their early 30's...and yes, surgeons and other doctors who have to spend more years in school too.

[Spiff]

Yes, even us FREDHEDS have tort reform to reckon with... I hope he "clarifies" his position on this soon

But then, if y'all are consistant, you'd have to start calling him a "flip-flopper."

[vetvetdoug]

During my first divorce, my wife’s lawyer had a clear conflict of interest when he represented her. When I called the Mississippi Bar Association to make a complaint about his representation of her, they sent me a ten page complaint form and required me to obtain a lawyer to make a complaint. I then had a very difficult time finding a lawyer to take the case. Frustration and the lack of funds finally beat me down. What does it take to make a complaint against a physician? How easy is it to sue a doctor, a veterinarian, or anyone else...? A helluva lot easier than it is to prosecute a lawyer for conflict of interest, ethics violations and malpractice...Every time one loses a case, the lawyer that represents the person should be liable for malpractice because if the lawyer had done his job well, the person would have won their case....what is different between that and a physician’s case?

[fanfan]

This is all making sense now.

You folks are paying twice the necessary cost of health insurance in order to pay the doctors insurance bills.
What a waste of money.
You are all just paying the lawyers.

We, in Canada, OTOH, are paying 3 times the cost necessary in order to fund the unions.

Sigh.

[13Sisters76]

Ann- you ROCK, girl! Still my hero!

[fanfan]

Every time one loses a case, the lawyer that represents the person should be liable for malpractice because if the lawyer had done his job well, the person would have won their case....

This is a common problem today....they don't care if the client wins or loses, as long as they get paid.

I had to deal with a person like that a few weeks ago. He told me he had been hired to do a certain thing. When I told him it couldn't be done, he replied that he didn't really care. As long as the client was willing to pay him to try to make it work, he would continue to take the clients money.

[Rummyfan]

[pieceofthepuzzle]

If I could I would clean Ann’s house daily for the next year to show my gratitude for writing that column. She doesn’t even have to be there, although that would sure be a plus. She is absolutely correct. Regarding Edwards, he is most definitely a parasite and his cerebral palsy lawsuits were based on total junk science that the Cerebral Palsy association itself does not endorse. It doesn’t matter. If you have nice hair and play the heartstrings of a handpicked jury you could win millions blaming Ovaltine for causing lung cancer in a chain smoker. One of the most profound statements in that column is one that applies universally in our society: “How long can a society based on suing the productive last?”

[joe fonebone]

or, forgive me for this statement, if people started paying attention in school, disregarded the propoganda thrown at them, and as they sat on juries, stopped with the stupid judgements and outrageous awards, this crap would stop. the government is not the whole problem, nor is it the answer to the problem....we the people have to take the country back.....bottom line

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“How long can a society based on suing the productive last?”

Amen, Sistah! :)

[Vinnie]

I had an argument with a liberal friend concerning doctor’s salaries v. lawyers, pro ball players, entertainers.

Here’s the liberal reasoning.

Doctors are necessary to society, therefore they should be modestly paid because we are a captive to their trade.

On the other hand, ballplayers, entertainers, lawyers are NOT a necessity, therefore they should be able to charge whatever the traffic will bear.

Bass Ackwards!

[cdcdawg]

no need for forgiveness, that was well-said. Juries are dumb enough to buy what John Edwards and the like are selling. Sad.

[RonDog]

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[RonDog]

Indexing RELATED threads...

JWR_Editor may have posted HIS thread a few minutes earlier than YOU did...

...but YOU posted Ann's column from HER website...

...and I understand that she REALLY likes it when you do that! :o)

[mowowie]

“You folks are paying twice the necessary cost of health insurance in order to pay the doctors insurance bills.
What a waste of money.”

Seems the insurance companys got quite a scam going.

[mowowie]

companies...whoops

[Mom MD]

What if doctors refused to treat lawyers...?

we’d get sued, what else?

[Mom MD]

add the AMA to that list - I am proudly NOT a member

[GOPJ]

It's only a matter of time before the best and brightest students forget about medical school and go to law school instead. How long can a society based on suing the productive last?

I fear we'll find out - probably sooner than later...