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| Dr. Waite at ACS in ~1983. |
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Dr. Verner S. Waite won his case in 1986,
the year of PATRICK v. Burget and the passage of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act: "Six of my cases were brought up for review by a tissue committee controlled by competitors. A nurse (sic),
employed by the Saint Francis Hospital,
testified that I had the highest rate of complication. Why such testimony was admitted is a matter of some interest,
in itself. Liability for bearing false witness is an important related matter, in itself, and falls under the topic of immunity. Under our gracious new laws, I would not be able to win $500,
000 today were a nurse again caught committing libel." Verner S. Waite M.D., FACS (Present
value of $514,000 26 years later at 3.1% inflation = $ 1,136, 811.39.)
| Dr. Waite at Mott House |
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| 2005 or 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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