29th Street Ballroom
Chronicle's Rationale on Voting No on Prop 12 Is Poor
RECEIVED Fri., Aug. 29, 2003
Your poor explanation of why to vote no to Proposition 12 was short and sad. Our current system allowed by judges and juries is a lottery with good odds of winning regardless of the merits of the case. This multimillion-dollar carrot for patients, patients' families, and attorneys only further drives frivolous lawsuits. People now sue physicians and anyone for that matter who has an insurance company standing behind them with deep pockets. The only other way to stop this insanity (which is far worse in other states) is to allow physicians not to have liability insurance, and thus, no incentive to sue unless there really is a reason!!!
Darren E. Geyer, MD