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Doctors Sue Patients for Online Complaints

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the where-is-my-internet-malpractice-insurance dept.

Carl Bialik writes "'Several Web sites have sprung up that encourage patients to post anonymous reviews of doctors and dentists. Some frustrated patients have even created entire Web sites to criticize specific physicians. The Wall Street Journal Online is reporting that some doctors are, in turn, defending their reputation by suing the online critics."

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  1. Re:IMANAL.. well.. not really.. by derEikopf · · Score: 0, Troll

    Free speech does not give the right to libel.

    Then it's not free speech. Duh.

  2. Re:on lateness and doctors by hackstraw · · Score: 0, Troll

    Lateness on the part of a patient is more inconsiderate than lateness on the part of a doctor.

    So, I'm inconsiderate for being "late" after the doctor has behaviorally told me that the appointment time is irrelevant?

    I'm _always_ on time when the time is important. Always, unless there is a damn good reason (not excuse).

    I had to wait hours once for my neurologist

    So be early next time! There are things like email, telephones, pagers, or other forms of communication besides agreeing to meet at a certain time and consistently not meeting that time.

    Let me put it to you this way. Do you or anybody else wait for anything besides doctors or prescription drugs? I don't.