A young female athlete girl breaks her leg playing soccer. After treating the fracture the doctor sees the potential of a more serious condition and calls her back. While he is doing the tests she begins to study the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of the treatment and in doing so she encounters something disturbing. Are all the surgeries being done for this condition necessary?
Beth Vaughn’s Surgery
Beth Vaughn was up at five thirty and by six thirty she and her parents were on their way to the hospital. By eight she was prepped and taken to surgery. By early afternoon she was in her room. The surgery had gone as planned. She was missing all but seven inches of her right leg.
The contractor arrived in the evening and finished painting the wall as Terri watched. They had their temporary offices.
Sam was in his office at nine as usual. He had an appointment to revise a will for a young couple. His fee for the half hour would be seventy five dollars. As they were leaving the phone rang. It was Jack Markowitz, the lead attorney for Doctors Indemnity.
“Attorney Stitt? This is Jack Markowitz”
“Call me Sam. What can I do for you?”
“Well. We’re getting together a suit against several groups and we think we want you to head the team.”
“What groups?”
“Muslim groups.”
“Why?”
“They conspired to maim. They cost us a very expensive settlement.”
“I can’t take that. I represent people that may cause a conflict of interest. I wish I could. I took this case to stop what was happening and get some help for the victims. I never expected your company and others I sued to be a victim or they would have been on my side.”
“We didn’t know that either. You know we could subpoena you to give depositions.”
“And I would help you in any way to stop this but I can’t benefit.”
“I told them you wouldn’t do it. I knew.”
“Thanks. That is how I want people to see me. Best to you. Call me if you need anything I can ethically give you.”
Sam looked up at Melanie. “I have a difficult decision for you to make.”
“What?”
“The prosecutor has been calling me. She wants to drop the charges against you but there are several problems. She is looking for a way to get out of this.”
“Like what?”
“Well. First, you did it on camera, it is hard to refute your guilt.”
She lowered her head. “I guess that was stupid.”
“No. You were a human being that saw how bad something was and tried to right it. I am sorry I wasn’t there to help. If the prosecutor lets you off it looks bad. The problem is this. If she drops the charge they could come back any time someone wanted to push them. You will have that hanging over your head till the statue of limitation, about fifteen years.”
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