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FLORIDA PHYSICIANS

To date, unlike most any other state in the U.S., a law exists in the state of Florida that exempts too many doctors from wrongful death malpractice lawsuits! Consequently, the medical community in Florida may act like a magnet for incompetent doctors to set up shop and practice in Florida on unsuspecting patients!

Moreover, if a patient is severely ill due to medical malpractice and, especially if they are elderly, it may be possible that there is not enough incentive to keep that patient alive since a law protects doctors from a malpractice lawsuit due to wrongful death!

Making matters worse, the medical board overseeing complaints against doctors in Florida seems to rarely punish the doctors it oversees when compared to other states medical watchdog boards.

SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE: ABC TV 20/20 6/7/99

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