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I served on a medical malpractice jury once, in which the family
sued the ER physician who treated a child who presented with fever and other symptoms. The ER Doc called the family physician who did not show up, and it turned out the child had encyphelitis and ended up profoundly injured and in need of permanent nursing care. The jurors weren't told the family doc and the hospital had already settled for a couple million, but in any case we felt the ER doctor had done his job. The young man was serving a residency in trauma medicine, and none of us felt he'd messed up.
posted by
Pat_B
on June 16, 2016 at 1:41 PM
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Re: Re: TAPS,
After much deliberation, the jury all agreed beyond a shadow of a doubt.
posted by
TAPS.
on June 16, 2016 at 1:28 PM
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Re: Re: TAPS,
I worked for the Government the first time.
I was a teacher the second time.
I was a nurse the third time.
I don't know about now, but then those were exempt occupations if the boss said you were needed.
posted by
TAPS.
on June 16, 2016 at 1:27 PM
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Re: TAPS,
I wonder how they proved he was the guy in the car.
Here, we were told that it's illegal for a boss to not pay the $50/day to someone summoned to jury duty even if the person summoned doesn't get seated on a jury. As soon as you report, you are on duty. I think maybe it has become more difficult for a boss to finagle the game.
posted by
Ciel
on June 16, 2016 at 12:21 PM
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Most of my adult life, my bosses wouldn't let me go and fixed it so I wouldn't by telling them how needed I was. But, there was a period of time in between working where I was a housewife and was called. I found it to be very interesting. It was a criminal case where a young man robbed something (So long ago I can't remember what) and then in a stolen car took the police on a speed chase which ended with him running into a building. He jumped out of the car and ran and had time to hide in some bushes where he was found. But, he claimed he wasn't the one in the car. He said he had a little dog that got away from him and he was scouring bushes looking for the dog. The case took hours and hours, but with a lunch break, we finished before the day was over and the fellow was found guilty by the jury.
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TAPS.
on June 16, 2016 at 12:14 PM
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