A physician is sued, against the patient’s wishes:
You are the reason I am standing here today, the reason I’m not dead. I do not want you to be named in the lawsuit.”
I thumbed through the chart, gathering my thoughts to come up with a careful answer. His words surprised me only a little, and I chuckled inside the way one does after locating a lost wallet only to find it empty. This is our world, and I have been around long enough to know that pulling out all the stops to save a life does not mean you won’t later have to face lawyers.
