How a diversionary legal strategy harms medical malpractice

Summary: Medical malpractice lawsuits cost a massive $58 billion every year. Sometimes, lawyers use tricky legal strategies to win cases, even when the science doesn't back them up. For example, in one case, a jury awarded a record $229.6 million to a patient, but the judge didn't let the jury hear all the medical facts. The verdict was later thrown out, but the lawyers still bragged about it on their website!

In another case, a patient with a surgical injury waited years for justice while defense lawyers kept making money on billable hours. Using strict, science-based logic in court could help stop these unfair tricks and make trials fairer for both doctors and patients.

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