September 25, 2005

Lawsuits Against Patients Backfire on Litigious Surgeons

Law suits, doctors, patients, relationships, transparency Kent Bottles As anyone who reads this blog knows, I am fascinated by the doctor/patient relationship. I have blogged on this subject often, and I have pocast interviews with thoughtful experts on this subject like Carl E. Schneider. Today brought more evidence that neither doctors nor patients are all that thrilled by the state of the doctor/patient relationship. Techdirt in "Doctors Furious That People Might Criticize Them Online" (http://techdirt.com/articles/20050914/1318205_F.shtml) looks at doctors from the...
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September 21, 2005

Dr. Nicholas Caro Sues Lasik Patient for $2 Million After Damaging His Vision

Dr. Nicholas Caro has filed a lawsuit seeking $2,000,000 in damages from Dean Kantis, after previously performing LASIK on him.  Dr. Caro alleges in his lawsuit that Dean Kantis "has engaged in an ongoing process of telephoning, mailing, facsimile transmitting, e-mails and related written communications, to various governmental bodies and/or individuals, including, but not limited to:  (a) Better Business Bureau of Chicago (b) Brett (sic) Hanson." Dr. Caro is represented by Eric Phillip Ferleger an attorney whose license was...
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