May 21, 2008

As a Pennsylvania physician, I joined another organization, Doctors Advocate, in 2006, not knowing about Medical Justice. I left their program after one year. After hearing Dr Segal speak, Medical Justice seemed the better program. One reason, among many:  Medical Justice allocates up to $100,000 for countersuits. This clearly provides more teeth to the program. And, they have a demonstrated track record.

Since I joined Medical Justice, it is clear their proactive stance, more organized infrastructure, and broad expertise in the medico-legal arena are far superior to what Doctors Advocate's alleges to offer. Pennsylvania doctors should get behind Medical Justice in order to protect against frivolous lawsuits so we can continue to practice medicine without looking over our shoulders.
R. Stoller , DO

April 28, 2008

"I am a general surgeon in a small hospital and was called when a colleague operating on a shoulder had avulsed a branch from the axillary artery. Imagine the stress of finding a small incision with a clamp on the artery in a lady whose shoulder is now disarticulated. I repaired the artery saving her extremity. Two years and 51 weeks later a letter arrives threatening suit against me, the other surgeon, and the hospital. Why? I guess for saving her arm which is fine.

Within two weeks of Medical Justice's involvement the lawyer tells my carrier he won't be suing me. What a relief."
S. Elerding, MD


September 20, 2007

Dr. Jeff Segal
Medical Justice Services, Inc.
PO Box 49669
Greensboro, NC 27419

Dear Jeff,

I want to thank you for participating in the program for our recent Health Transformation Advisory Panel meeting. Your presentation was well received and provided important insight which will be helpful as we develop and implement a new 21st Century Intelligent System of Health Justice.

Thanks again for being an important part of our work.

Your friend,

Newt Gingrich

"You guys are the greatest. I am spreading the word about your good work."
J. Temkin, M.D.

"Not a bad idea...Better still, a great idea."
D.R., M.D.

"For too long, personal injury attorneys have gone after physicians like shooting fish in a barrel...Now the fish are armed."
Larry Schlesinger, M.D.

"I just read Jeffrey Segal's article in the Wall Street Journal, and I was compelled to drop a note and congratulate you and your team on providing this vital service to our doctors, and ultimately to our society at large. I am sincerely impressed with your free market answer to the growing medical malpractice train wreck that we all have seemingly been watching in slow motion for some time now...On behalf of myself, my family, my community, and my country, I thank you- and please keep up the good work."
S.L.

"I found your commentary in the Wall Street Journal - July 12, 2007- titled "Do-It-Yourself Tort Reform" very encouraging and enlightening. I congratulate you for having the vision and courage to chart this new map in our medical structure. It is leaders like you who are showing us the way out of our costly medical [malpractice] insurance mess for both patients and physicians. I applaud you."
S.S.

"Excellent article in the Wall Street Journal. Keep up the good work."
C.B., M.D.

"Thank you for taking the initiative to stand up to our twisted justice system."
E.L., M.D.

April 17, 2007

Dear Medical Justice Team,

As you may already know, I am an obstetrician gynecologist who recently joined your organization. I was a defendant in a lawsuit since approximately 2002. It truly is painful when anything goes awry in my specialty but it is more so when a complication results in a lawsuit. That had been my situation for years. My feelings certainly covered a wide spectrum ranging from sadness to anger. Regardless of my feelings, I always felt helpless during this legal process. Recently, I was made aware of your organization and decided to give it a try. The minute the plaintiffs attorney received a letter from you regarding your involvement, he was not happy. His displeasure upon receiving the letter from your organization certainly indicated to me I had made the right decision in joining your group. After all these years, my case was going to go to trial on April 18, 2007. I joined your organization on February 22, 2007 and I was notified that the lawsuit had been dropped on April 11, 2007 with 9 days to go prior to trial date. I was the last defendant to be dropped from the case which involved me, the hospital, and an anesthesiologist. The anesthesiologist had settled a few weeks prior rather than go to trial.

As you can imagine, I could not be happier with the outcome. Although I was willing to go to trial, the entire process is painful and I was extremely relieved. Unless our society changes, I strongly believe that joining "Medical Justice" is the answer to alleviating some of the pain associated with these lawsuits. By joining this organization, I feel confident justice indeed will prevail. I will be happy to speak to anyone that has questions with respect to joining.

Sincerely,
Dr. G.H.

"God Bless You and please hurry to this state!"
R. L., M.D.

"Very pleased to hear that physicians are taking matters into their own hands! It's about time!!"
L. D., M.D.

"I've always fought frivolous lawsuits, and that's all I have had, but why do we have to go through this nonsense for no fault of ours?...I have been in the medical field 22 years and I would never give in. I thank God for an organization like yours."
P.M., M.D.

"Great program!"
I.L., D.O.

"It's like having a big sign that says Beware of Dog."
Chris Lucchese, D.O.

"Medical Justice was instrumental in getting my case dropped. Period."
Richard Memo, M.D.

"While visiting prospective physician professional liability insurance policyholders in Ohio the past several months, I have reviewed physician lawsuits wherein, it appeared to me, that the involvement of Medical Justice in the lawsuits had a positive impact on their ultimate favorable dispositions. My initial impression of what Medical Justice can do for their physician clients is very positive and encouraging."
Ronald Wade, Director of Claims, Ohio Hospital Association Insurance Solutions, Inc.

"I just wanted you to know that I had a second case dismissed shortly after the plaintiff's attorney had received a letter from you outlining my participation in the Medical Justice Program. I have no doubt that your early intervention program is useful and that Medical Justice is starting to give notice to plaintiff's attorneys that we physicians will no longer be pushed around. Again, thank you for your hard work. I look forward to a continued relationship...."
Lawrence M. Spetka, M.D.

"My defense attorney just reported to me that the plaintiff's attorney on my case confessed to a sudden loss of interest in continuing the suit against me. The timing was quite coincidental in that it occurred very shortly after he received notification of my membership in Medical Justice. This is a big win. Thanks."
P.C., M.D.

"I was named in a meritless suit September, 2003. I joined Medical Justice in August, 2005. The case was dropped within days. The system works."
Max Friedman, O.D.

References available upon request.