The program titled, “Beyond Medical Liability Reform: Keeping Our House in Order,” brought to the attention how the prospect of National tort reform has faded since 2006, and most changes and reforms have progressed on a state-by-state basis. However, there have been important changes in the scrutiny being applied to expert witness testimony on both sides, and controversy continues between physicians who act as experts for Plaintiffs and those who defend physicians.
Messa was one of five lecturers, two attorneys (one Plaintiff and one Defense) and three medical doctors (two orthopedic surgeons and one neurosurgeon), who discussed fair and just ways to protect the rights of the harmed patient and improve the safety of medical care all within the economy of sustainable medicine.
Messa discussed the importance of the Physician’s moral and ethical duty to injured patients when an expert witness is needed in court. He believes that, “there is a peer pressure/stigma of testifying for injured patients against other Doctors that make it difficult for legitimately injured patients to make their claims.”
He adds, “As a citizen and as a professional with special training and experience, the physician has an ethical obligation to assist in the administration of justice […] the public should know they will be protected in the event of injury from substandard care."
For more information regarding the symposium, please contact Tina Lumbis at 1-877 MESSALAW or TLumbis@messalaw.com.
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