Comments on: WSJ.com – As Angry Patients Vent Online, Doctors Sue to Silence Them http://gruntdoc.com/2005/09/wsjcom-as-angry-patients-vent-online-doctors-sue-to-silence-them.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:45:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Smart Mobs http://gruntdoc.com/2005/09/wsjcom-as-angry-patients-vent-online-doctors-sue-to-silence-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-2634 Smart Mobs Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:29:56 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2005/09/wsjcom-as-angry-patients-vent-online-doctors-sue-to-silence-them.html#comment-2634 <strong>Growing number of legal battles over Internet postings about medical complaints</strong> Wallstreet Journal September 14: 'As Angry Patients Vent Online, Doctors Sue to Silence Them' Doctors have long accepted that their patients share opinions about the care they have received, knowing that satisfied patients will refer others while those... Growing number of legal battles over Internet postings about medical complaints

Wallstreet Journal September 14: ‘As Angry Patients Vent Online, Doctors Sue to Silence Them’ Doctors have long accepted that their patients share opinions about the care they have received, knowing that satisfied patients will refer others while those…

]]> By: NT surgeon http://gruntdoc.com/2005/09/wsjcom-as-angry-patients-vent-online-doctors-sue-to-silence-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-2633 NT surgeon Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:36:42 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2005/09/wsjcom-as-angry-patients-vent-online-doctors-sue-to-silence-them.html#comment-2633 I am one of many surgeons who was victimized by Dr. Boothe. One of the things we surgeons in North Texas learned from this case was that Dr. Boothe was digging up copies of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against the rest of us, and then sending them to anti-LASIK sites to get them published. So on one hand he was suing to shut down his own critics, and on the other hand he was trashing out the rest of us. A real piece of work. I am one of many surgeons who was victimized by Dr. Boothe. One of the things we surgeons in North Texas learned from this case was that Dr. Boothe was digging up copies of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against the rest of us, and then sending them to anti-LASIK sites to get them published.

So on one hand he was suing to shut down his own critics, and on the other hand he was trashing out the rest of us. A real piece of work.

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