Comments on: $11 million verdict against pediatrician

By: Todd Rogers

Todd Rogers — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:44:07 +0000

College, medical school, residency, fellowships, debt, insurance premiums, lawyers, juries, the threat of becoming a government laborer – all good reasons to become a scientist who heals the sick.

By: E-Bell

E-Bell — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:38:45 +0000

Here is the aforementioned 2nd Circuit opinion.

By: SmartDude

SmartDude — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:01:36 +0000

The poor pediatricians are being enlisted as agents of an increasingly totalitarian state to do such immoral things as make records of guns in the house and monitor for “excessive religiosity.”

By: Commentor

Commentor — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:33:37 +0000

From a legal viewpoint, if she didn’t violate any duty to report, what duty did she have? There cannot be a malpractice, i.e. negligence, claim without duty and breach. Take out the duty to report, and what duty could the jury have been instructed on?

By: WMDKitty

WMDKitty — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:10:01 +0000

“because the incident wasn’t reportable to Child Protective Services.”

How is RAPE “not reportable to CPS”? Or is it only “reportable” when an adult is the perpetrator? …

I hope the girls get the counseling they need.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:59:19 +0000

A.W. Juries are “completely nuts” when the case has to do with child sexual abuse. Logic goes out the window, and you get things like the McMartin trial.

By: A.W.

A.W. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:20:33 +0000

I am not going to defend the verdict, but i am going to wonder what exactly the signs of trouble were supposed to be. i mean i don’t assume juries are completely nuts: they must have had some evidence motivating their decision.

By: throckmorton

throckmorton — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:06:15 +0000

If the pediatrician is accountable for 11 million how much is the parent accountable for? Can someone please explain to me how the pediatrician is responsible for these crimes? This just seems to be another attempt to extort money and to pass blame to wherever a buck can be made.

I can just see the precedent where every criminal will sue his pediatrician because they should have seen this future behavior.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:54:44 +0000

Its not what the doctor did not do, rather what she and her practice had that is the issue. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:37:23 +0000

Traditionally one of the reasons to have children is to support you in your old age.

Eleven million dollars will do that nicely. Good boy.

Bob