I think it's really interesting that the family is chosing to seek legal action against the medical care vs the employer. Why did he get so severely injured in the first place you know what I mean?
I don't know if these types of cases discuss the proof openly, but I'm assuming that the doctors at OHSU would have noticed the agregious amount of debris the family claimed remained in the wound. But if there isn't proof that the wound was not cleaned well, this might just be a case of a tragic death and the grief of a family "lashing out legally" so to say. I think it's not uncommon for tragic deaths to try to find "justice" any way they can.
Agreed, it's not uncommon for tragic deaths to try to find "justice" any way they can. Maybe that's part of the healing and/or closure process. Doctors are smart people most of the time, there is a lot of schooling involved, not just anyone can get to that level. Malpractice cases do happen though, this could be one of them, or not. This article wasn't super in depth and well written. More just of a PSA until more info comes out. It's up to the legal system to decide. There is also the whole angle of who pays. These practioners and hospitals have insurance. So how much do they actually pay? And do insurance rates then get adjusted like auto insurance? And then are those increases passed on to the public in terms of what they pay for care?
I think it's really interesting that the family is chosing to seek legal action against the medical care vs the employer. Why did he get so severely injured in the first place you know what I mean?
I don't know if these types of cases discuss the proof openly, but I'm assuming that the doctors at OHSU would have noticed the agregious amount of debris the family claimed remained in the wound. But if there isn't proof that the wound was not cleaned well, this might just be a case of a tragic death and the grief of a family "lashing out legally" so to say. I think it's not uncommon for tragic deaths to try to find "justice" any way they can.
Agreed, it's not uncommon for tragic deaths to try to find "justice" any way they can. Maybe that's part of the healing and/or closure process. Doctors are smart people most of the time, there is a lot of schooling involved, not just anyone can get to that level. Malpractice cases do happen though, this could be one of them, or not. This article wasn't super in depth and well written. More just of a PSA until more info comes out. It's up to the legal system to decide. There is also the whole angle of who pays. These practioners and hospitals have insurance. So how much do they actually pay? And do insurance rates then get adjusted like auto insurance? And then are those increases passed on to the public in terms of what they pay for care?