The Five Stages Of Lawsuit Grief – Part One

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I was tired – it had been a busy winter shift and my head was spinning, but I was slowly winding down after a nice family dinner and some reading time with my daughter.  My wife and I had put our toddler to bed and were catching up when the doorbell rang.  Taking a perverse pleasure in the humiliation he …

Status Interruptus

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Status Interruptus combines the symptoms of status epilepticus (interminable shaking) and status asthmaticus (inability to breathe) into one largely debilitating condition preferentially affecting physicians – it’s two great tastes that taste great together!   The incidence of this nefarious condition is on the rise, and I have a front row seat in the emergency department.  It targets the ostensibly “nice” …