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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 consequent 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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