The Health Care Provider's Guide to Facing the Malpractice Deposition PDF

Foreword

On a scorching afternoon in June, 1990, seventeen hundred physicians and supporters marched in protest in front of the Arizona State Capitol Building. The heat of the day was easily ignored in view of the steaming anger and disgust fueled by a jury verdict and judgment rendered only days earlier. Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla, a neonatologist, was found liable for medical malpractice and the plaintiffs were awarded 28.7 million dollars! The monstrous size of the award only confirmed the legal chaos possible in a state where no tort reform exists. A relatively minor point of fact — the doctor had complied with the standard of care.