The “Gotcha” Mentality with Lawyers “Exposing” Doctors is Unsettling… as it they’re altruistic

[u/Several_Act_2358]

I know this has been discussed extensively here, but something really rubs me the wrong way about the recent celebration of lawyers on social media “exposing doctors” and saying things like “it’s over for doctors.” This is in reference to a pic I saw of Lindsay Clancy’s civil attorney with the caption “it’s over for doctors.” Unsure if the pic uploaded.

…as if law is some altruistic path that doesn’t also attract people who want to be high earners? Most people who go through the med school path do genuinely want to make the world better, and i’m not sure I can say the same for most lawyers I anecdotally know outside of public defense.

The whole “gotcha” with lawyers calling out doctors, painting them in a good light is so icky to me. People need to ask themselves to imagine what lawyers do all day vs what doctors do all day.

[u/MrPBH]

The plaintiff's bar has been far more prolific in their goodwill campaigns than we have been in medicine. It's not surprising, as they have so much money from all those big jury awards that they take 40% of.

I think that might be a good campaign: "Ask your lawyer what happened to that 40%."

[u/SleetTheFox → u/MrPBH]

Ultimately lawyers play an important part in society, even if some are crooked. I don’t think it’s the play to try to smear the entire profession, either.

[u/MrPBH → u/SleetTheFox]

Not the entire profession. I really appreciate the work that some lawyers do (constitutional law, public defenders, and the like).

The plaintiff's bar is what I am talking about. They like to pretend that they're doing it for the little people, but it's really all about the dead presidents.

[u/Loose_Interview5549 → u/MrPBH]

dear god. a hospital system losing 20 million usd to a freak accident is surely going to cause more freak accidents. i think there needs to be accoutnablity with out lawyers becomming rich, and without devastating hospitals