I cant take these lawyer commercials anymore

[Snoogans]

<p>If you have mesothelioma, you were dumb and hurt yourself, your kid is sick and you wanna blame someone, or you are just otherwise broke, call us and we'll sue someone for you</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>i just saw one where this woman said she has a kid with CP and she doesnt know what to do when her money runs out....thats all she said</p><p>then the lawyer thing says &quot;if you have a kid with CP and you feel like it was caused by a medical mistake, call us now&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Plethora]

<p>I swear I saw one once that said something along the lines of:</p><p><em>&quot;Have you been hit by lightning?&nbsp; The government owes you money.&quot;</em> <br /></p>

[Crippler]

<strong>Snoogans</strong> wrote:<br /><p>If you have mesothelioma, you were dumb and hurt yourself, your kid is sick and you wanna blame someone, or you are just otherwise broke, call us and we'll sue someone for you</p><p>i just saw one where this woman said she has a kid with CP and she doesnt know what to do when her money runs out....thats all she said</p><p>then the lawyer thing says &quot;if you have a kid with CP and you feel like it was caused by a medical mistake, call us now&quot;</p><p>This came up in a discussion I was having with dear old Dad just this weekend.&nbsp; My father knows 3 OB/GYNs who are now just GYNs (won't deliver babies anymore) because the malpractice suits were completely out of hand.&nbsp; They were getting sued for things that couldn't possibly have been their fault and their malpractice insurance was getting so expensive they had to stop delivering newborns.&nbsp; That's three just in North Jersey, just in the last&nbsp;couple of years.</p><p>In many ways and for many reasons, our legal system rarely works the way in which it was intended.</p>

[EliSnow]

<strong>Crippler</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Snoogans</strong> wrote:<br /><p>If you have mesothelioma, you were dumb and hurt yourself, your kid is sick and you wanna blame someone, or you are just otherwise broke, call us and we'll sue someone for you</p><p>i just saw one where this woman said she has a kid with CP and she doesnt know what to do when her money runs out....thats all she said</p><p><strong>then the lawyer thing says &quot;if you have a kid with CP and you feel like it was caused by a medical mistake, call us now&quot;</strong></p><p>This came up in a discussion I was having with dear old Dad just this weekend.&nbsp; My father knows 3 OB/GYNs who are now just GYNs (won't deliver babies anymore) because the malpractice suits were completely out of hand.&nbsp; They were getting sued for things that couldn't possibly have been their fault and their malpractice insurance was getting so expensive they had to stop delivering newborns.&nbsp; That's three just in North Jersey, just in the last&nbsp;couple of years.</p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">It's just like W said:&nbsp; Too many good docs getting out of business.&nbsp; Too many OB/GYNS aren't able to practice their ... their love on women across this country.</font></p>

[ShelleBink]

God Bless America.<br />

[Snoogans]

<p>the biggest thing that got me was, if you feel like your child's..... not if your child has been or this did this, its if you think.</p><p>I feel like my back hurts, im not sure that gives me grounds to sue the person who delivered me for not being gentle enough on my back </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Snoogans on 5-31-06 @ 5:53 PM</span>

[EliSnow]

<strong>Snoogans</strong> wrote:<br /><p>the biggest thing that got me was, if you feel like your child's..... not if your child has been or this did this, its if you think.</p><p>I feel like my back hurts, im not sure that gives me grounds to sue the person who delivered me for not being gentle enough on my back </p><span class="post_edited"><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Just to play devil's advocate on this.&nbsp; The ads are not necessarily saying that they will represent you and sue because you have a&nbsp;&quot;feeling.&quot; &nbsp;What they are saying is that if you think something is wrong for whatever reason, contact the lawyers.&nbsp;&nbsp; The lawyers will likely review the facts, probably have&nbsp;a doctor do an examination (if necessary) and determine whether there is sufficient reason to bring a lawsuit.&nbsp; If there isn't enough the lawyer may not bring the lawsuit.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">Also, with regard to the thought that &quot;if you feel&quot; language, often people will have no idea what is wrong or how what is responsible for that wrong.&nbsp; However, they may have indications that something is wrong.&nbsp;&nbsp;Let's say that someone has a child that was sick because of some industry's negligence&nbsp;etc, but&nbsp;that&nbsp;it's not clear that the child is sick for those reasons, and exactly what this sickness is. If they know that, and they don't follow up, by contacting a doctor and then a lawyer, they could fail to bring a claim within the relevant statute of limitations period, and lose their opportunity to get relief to which they are entitled.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">Is this type of situation rife for abuse?&nbsp; Yes, but at the same time, these types of ads could actually bring some good to people who have been wronged and need relief.</font></p></span>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by EliSnow on 5-31-06 @ 6:04 PM</span>

[Snoogans]

<p>No i get the point, some people might be helped, but seriously, its your kid, if you thought something was wrong, you wouldnt need to wait to see a commercial to do something about it. </p><p>Also, like the accident ones. they should just be completely honest and say something like If you are too stupid to walk down the stairs, call us, we are money whores, and so we'll make you rich to make us rich.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[EliSnow]

<strong>Snoogans</strong> wrote:<br /><p>No i get the point, some people might be helped, but seriously, its your kid, if you thought something was wrong, you wouldnt need to wait to see a commercial to do something about it. </p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">I would but not all people have the financial resources or time to do so, or the initial symptoms may not be that wrong.&nbsp; For instance, if a child has a repeating cough for awhile, many parents may bring the child in, but some may not thinking that it's nothing serious, or allergies, etc.&nbsp; It could be more than that and these ads could help someone go to a lawyer to see if it was. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">Again, I'm just playing devil's advocate here.&nbsp;&nbsp; I actually have a huge problem with most &quot;plaintiff's lawyers&quot; who have such commercials and bring the huge class action lawsuits.&nbsp; They like to claim that they are heroes for the little guy, but often they are the best paid lawyers ever.&nbsp; </font></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by EliSnow on 5-31-06 @ 6:44 PM</span>

[SatCam]

For instance, if a child has a repeating cough for awhile, many parents may bring the child in, but some may not thinking that it's nothing serious, or allergies, etc. It could be more than that and these ads could help someone go to a lawyer to see if it was.

Because of course, if you're sick, you go see a lawyer

:)

[sr71blackbird]

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[HBox]

<p><a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2006_05/008913.php" target="_blank">There was just a study done on the malpractice &quot;crisis&quot; and.......</a></p><p>A Harvard team examined 1,452 closed cases in four areas that collectively account for about 80% of all malpractice suits, <a href="http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press05102006.html">and here's what they found:</a><br />
</p><ul><li><p>Administration and litigation costs in our system are
indeed very high, but the vast majority of the claims in the study were
properly decided: the patients who suffered injury due to medical
errors were compensated and those who weren't, weren't.</p>

</li><li><p>About 150 of the cases involved patients who received compensation even though there was apparently no medical error.</p>

</li><li><p>236 of the cases involved patients who received no compensation even though they suffered injury due to medical error.<br />
</p></li></ul><p>That's some out-of-control malpractice system, isn't
it? I think we all agree that it would be nice to increase the accuracy
of these cases, but if we did, the cost of malpractice payouts would go
<em>up</em>, not down.</p>

[EliSnow]

<strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br />For instance, if a child has a repeating cough for awhile, many parents may bring the child in, but some may not thinking that it's nothing serious, or allergies, etc. It could be more than that and these ads could help someone go to a lawyer to see if it was. Because of course, if you're sick, you go see a lawyer :) <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">It is screwed up, but 10 to 1, if the lawyer thought that there was a case, the doctor's examination would likely be free.</font></p>

[mikeyboy]

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[sanssleep]

<strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br />Do you feel like you've been insulted on a message board?&nbsp; If so, give me a call... <p>I'm new to the message board and haven't been insulted yet &quot;must be doing something wrong&quot;, but its good to know that if I am ever wrongfully insulted,&nbsp;I can call <font color="#000099" size="2">Mikeyboy &amp; Associates<font color="#000000" size="1"> to take care of my emotional pain and protect my family.</font></font></p><p><font size="1">By the way what are your fees??</font></p>

[jeffdwright2001]

<strong>sanssleep</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br />Do you feel like you've been insulted on a message board?&nbsp; If so, give me a call... <p>I'm new to the message board and haven't been insulted yet &quot;must be doing something wrong&quot;, but its good to know that if I am ever wrongfully insulted,&nbsp;I can call <font color="#000099" size="2">Mikeyboy &amp; Associates<font color="#000000" size="1"> to take care of my emotional pain and protect my family.</font></font></p><p><font size="1">By the way what are your fees??</font></p><p>He'll accept shampoo in lieu of money.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by jeffdwright2001 on 6-1-06 @ 11:32 AM</span>

[sanssleep]

<blockquote /><p>He'll accept shampoo in lieu of money.</p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by jeffdwright2001 on 6-1-06 @ 11:32 AM</span> <p>Can I send an economy sized bottle of pert in order to have him on retainer?</p>