WooHoo Johanna!!!!!

You've made very valid points in BOTH your posts.

There ARE frivilous lawsuits though, and yes, there are people who are looking to make a quick buck. One of the major news stations did an undercover investigation on loss prevention and you wouldn't believe what people would pull in order to sue. A woman nonchalantly dropping a cherry tomato on the floor at a supermarket and then making herself slip on it and cause injury. Or the woman who let her child run all around a department store till the kid got hurt and sued the store because they didn't properly supervise her own child!!! These are only a few.

I worked in personal injury law as a paralegal for 12 years. I have worked for a couple of sleazeballs who had chiropractors as friends, if you know what I mean. I actually had one who asked me to carry his business cards in my paramedic jumpsuit to hand them out!!!! Talk about hudzpa!!! Another one had the whole family of an accident victim come in and say that they were also injured (even though they weren't). After 12 years, I had had enough. The salary was great but my sanity was far more important.

You're right, the insurance companies will fight to the end for their medical malpractice clients. That's one of the reasons why I never pursued my daughter's misdiagnosis. Although I did want to secure her future since she's not able to work full-time, I decided it just wasn't worth the hassle or aggravation. Besides, she's doing great!!!

The American Justice System has finally begun to crack down and throw out bogus lawsuits and, it's about time.

I still stand by my vote of "YES!!!" veterinarians can and should be sued and held responsible for their negligence. It may be "just and animal" to them, but to their client's, those "animals" are their client's dearest treasures. And I speak for myself as well.

Johanna, are you SURE you don't need a legal secretary????? Just kidding. See you Sunday!!