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N.H. Jury Awards $2.6 Million in Teen Overdose Malpractice Case

East News • June 28, 2005
A New Hampshire jury has awarded $2.6 million to the family of a teen who died after a massive aspirin overdose in 2001. But it's not clear how much John and Gaie Mitchell will receive, because ...

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Subject: RE: Hope Joan, Joey, grant are not a healthcare providers!!!

Posted On: June 28, 2005, 3:04 pm CDT
Posted By: beth
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It is not a doctor's place to judge his/her patients for their lifestyles or choices. Their job is to provide the best care available to save lives and cure illness. The doctor did not give the boy the pills, but apparently he failed to do all that could have been done to attempt to save the child's life. That is what the jusry had to decide. Let's hope that juries aren't making decisions based on their moral opinion of the plaintiff. The doctor owed a duty, the doctor apparently breached that duty, and the patient died. That's negligence and why this case was not thrown out and resulted in a large award. Let's hope none of these posters handle claims for a living, as they don't seem to get it.
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RE: Dr. Occhino is my doctor Andrew
Nov 17, 2009, 9:37 pm
RE: RE: Doctors still owe a suicidal patient proper care bob
Oct 6, 2009, 9:02 am
RE: Dr. Occhino is my doctor Dr Occhinos Patient
Apr 29, 2009, 6:55 pm
Dr. Occhino is my doctor leanne
Nov 19, 2008, 7:25 pm
RE: RE: Humans subject to human faults........ Dr. Millamos (internal medi)
Jun 30, 2005, 6:06 pm
RE: ! Joey
Jun 29, 2005, 10:03 am
If you support this settlement, you don't belong on a jury TK
Jun 29, 2005, 9:56 am
Doctors, Life and responsibility for ones self Joan
Jun 29, 2005, 9:45 am
! Jay
Jun 29, 2005, 9:27 am
RE: There must be more to this. Mark
Jun 28, 2005, 5:37 pm
RE: Humans subject to human faults........ Beth
Jun 28, 2005, 4:21 pm
There must be more to this. Don
Jun 28, 2005, 3:48 pm
RE: RE: Sad - award still ludicrious! Trudy
Jun 28, 2005, 3:43 pm
RE: Sad Jimmy
Jun 28, 2005, 3:32 pm
RE: Sad Joey
Jun 28, 2005, 3:28 pm
Humans subject to human faults........ Joan
Jun 28, 2005, 3:17 pm
RE: Hope Joan, Joey, grant are not a healthcare providers!!! beth
Jun 28, 2005, 3:04 pm
We have already drawn the line! Ross
Jun 28, 2005, 2:53 pm
Sad Joan
Jun 28, 2005, 2:38 pm
RE: RE: RE: Hang the Jury and the parents with the same rope Joey
Jun 28, 2005, 2:26 pm
RE: RE: Hang the Jury and the parents with the same rope Ross
Jun 28, 2005, 2:12 pm
RE: Hang the Jury and the parents with the same rope JAM
Jun 28, 2005, 1:44 pm
RE: Doctors still owe a suicidal patient proper care Beth
Jun 28, 2005, 1:44 pm
Sad that insurance companies pay for others state of mind Frank
Jun 28, 2005, 1:14 pm
RE: Standard of Care grant
Jun 28, 2005, 12:49 pm
Hang the Jury and the parents with the same rope Joey
Jun 28, 2005, 12:37 pm
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