Michael Schiavo Poised To Sue Caregivers

[kskiska]

Probably those lying nurses who claimed they fed her and accused him of injecting her with insulin.

CLEARWATER - Michael Schiavo has asked a court to waive the two-year statute of limitations on filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against one or more of his deceased wife's caregivers.

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Schiavo's attorney in this case, Mark Perenich, said he was not able to discuss the proposed lawsuit behind Tuesday's request for an extension of the two-year statute of limitations.

By law, medical malpractice lawsuits must be filed within two years of the alleged misconduct unless an extension is granted.

In October 2003, Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed on court order. Doctors reinserted it on orders from Gov. Jeb Bush.

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[hippiechick]

1. Maybe he's suing them for listening to Jeb instead of family wishes ..

:shrug: ... could it also be a 'breach of ethics' for the docs who - in their right minds - knew that there was no hope for recovery, but 'treated' her anyway ??

[liberalhistorian]

3. I hope he sues those lying, incompetent,

fundie nurses and docs and wins big. They should never practice again, if they're going to not only put their own religious beliefs ahead of the patient's needs, but then lie about patient's relatives just to cover their asses and to grab a piece of the limelight.

[BlueIris]

12. Glad to see someone has his/her brain on today.

And probably most days. Good for you, liberalhistorian! And good for you, Michael.

[liberalhistorian]

13. Thanks. Few things piss me off more

than medical personnel who shove their religious beliefs down everyone's throats even if their patients don't share those beliefs. OB-GYNs are especially good at that. I had one nutball gynecologist, a woman believe it or not, who told me that the increased breast cancer rate was because "we're being punished for Roe v. Wade."

But these people were even worse, they prostituted their medical knowledge and training to the highest bidders, the fundies, and then told horribly vicious lies about Michael to the national press to stir up shit and to cover their asses. They should all have their licenses revoked ASAP.

[daleo]

2. This will prove interesting.

"In October 2003, Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed on court order. Doctors reinserted it on orders from Gov. Jeb Bush."

Maybe he has to sue these guys to get legal standing against the government, or something like that.

[VegasWolf]

4. He should sue little jebbie too! nt

[TroglodyteScholar]

5. I thought he just wanted to get on with his life........

I had a feeling from the start that there were no "good guys" involved in this whole fiasco...

[VegasWolf]

6. Maybe because he is pissed off at the injustice of all of it? I would

be so pissed off I would sue anybody I could if anyone interferred
with my wife's life like that!!!

[Old Vet]

7. Hope he sues, They tried to destoy him...............

[liberalhistorian]

8. I think he does, indeed, want to get on with

his life, but the fact remains that those nurses and several of the doctors really disrupted his life and reputation and flat-out told vicious lies about him on national media. He still gets threats, and still has that cloud hanging over his head. He probably doesn't want those lying fuckheads to get away with what they did; I know I wouldn't, if I were him. As long as they aren't truly challenged, there will be plenty of people who will always wonder about him. He likely wants to clear his name once and for all, I know I would if I were him.

[LisaL]

20. Oh wake up. It's a medical malpractice lawsuit, not

slander lawsuit.
WTF does it have to do with Drs. and nurses talking about him, when it's medical malpractice?

[LeftyMom]

29. Isn't that a breach of confidentiality?

Discussing her health care and his part in it would be a violation of HIPPA, I'd think?

[LisaL]

31. Since the statute of limitation has run out, he is suing the Drs.

for something they had done more than two years ago, not for anything they said recently.

[LeftyMom]

32. This case was in the media before then

so that could still be it. I freely admit I don't know what his motivation is or what the percieved offense is.

I'm certainly not going to assume he has bad motives without knowing the details, it's in my nature to give people the benefit of the doubt.

[LisaL]

33. It's medical malpractice, and I suspect he wants to sue them for

something they done a way back, not for anything they said.

[kskiska]

36. The nurses told Hannity they tried to feed her.

That could be medical malpractice, especially since she failed her swallowing tests and could have aspirated the food into her lungs.

[LisaL]

38. Could have doesn't count in medical malpractice.

[anotherdrew]

9. oh come on... You don't think he has the right to seek justice?

Nothings going to be done to the many lier's unless he does this.

[VegasWolf]

11. Brilliant "Doctor" Frist, "I don't see anything wrong here." nt

[Auntie Bush]

15. So he's not a "good guy? If he wants to sue? Since when does

it make you a bad guy to sue someone who has terribly wronged you?

Isn't that what bush* thinks? I say sue the hell out of the lot of them. They are pure lying evil beings.

[LisaL]

18. It's must be hard getting on with his life, considering the money

from the first lawsuit have most likely been spent.
Most people would just right a book, though.
:eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

[LeftyMom]

25. Maybe he wants to keep this from happening again? nt

[tblue37]

27. If we keep letting people get away with the sort of

crap that was done to Michael, then they will just keep doing it, with absolutely no reason to even consider holding back. There has to be a price to behaving like a son of a bitch.

They still prosecute and deport Nazi war criminals, even if they are 86 years old and have lived here for fifty years as model citizens and loving husbands and fathers. They do it at least partly so that people who engage in war crimes might realize that they could be brought down some day, even if they seem to get away with it for a while.

If he wins his lawsuit, the next medical practitioner might think twice about behaving as some of these people did.

[Ilsa]

35. Exactly!

"...the next medical practitioner might think twice about behaving as some of these people did."

And this is why the judgment sometimes has to be large: it needs to be big enough that the doc/institution faces financial consequences, either through losing his malpractice insurance or paying out of his own pocket.

[BlueIris]

10. Good luck, Michael. I feel for you, man. Negligent doctors are the

worst thing ever. And the assholes who tortured you and your family have no excuse.

[LisaL]

19. He already got the money from her Drs. that supposedly

didn't diagnose the anorexia she probably didn't even have (according to autopsy). So, WTF does he want now?

[kestrel91316]

21. A funny little thing called JUSTICE.

[LisaL]

28. Justice? Does he even have a chance to get this lawsuit going?

Should the statute of limitation be broken just for him? Why?

[kestrel91316]

37. Statutes of limitation cannot be "broken" like laws can be broken ....

a JUDGE (you do know that they exist in our legal system, right??) will listen to the legal argument that the statute should be waived, and will render a decision, based upon the law (those quaint things written in books that our legislatures pass into being, remember??). Nothing is going to be broken.

And the ability to use the law to accomplish some sort of end or another is EVERYONE'S right, not just Michael Schiavo's. He is not being extended any special privileges (those are reserved for Republican Christofascists).

[LisaL]

39. Well, sorry, I am not very familiar with civil lawsuits, as I haven't

filed any.

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[LisaL]

41. I will let Mr. Schiavo's lawyers worry about statutes of limitations

on medical malpractice lawsuits, thank you very much.
I imagine Mr. Schiavo also knows lots about medical malpractice lawsuits by now. As for my reading level, it's none of your freaking business.
:spank:

[barb162]

26. you have a good point

and hi lizzy

[DanCa]

14. Give em hell Mike!!!!!!

After all the crap they put you through I hope you sue the weasel Hannity and Jeb too.

[creeksneakers2]

16. He should sue Hannity

and talk show host Glenn Beck and Rash and Randall Terry and all the other RW scumbags who libeled him.

I don't understand how there could be malpractice because there would need to be an injury. How could the caregivers injure Terry when she was in such bad shape?

Anything that happened in October 2003 doesn't fit because that's less than two years ago.

[LisaL]

34. WTF knows?

I don't think this lawsuit will go anywhere because of the statute of limitations. I mean, if it's broken just for him, then it should be broken for everybody.

[LisaL]

17. Gee, so sad. His first lawsuit's money had run out?

Waiving the statute of limitations just for him? Indeed, he is a special man.
:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

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[NNN0LHI]

23. Please don't wish that kind of shit on no one. It just ain't right n/t

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[Endangered Specie]

30. I dont blame him

most everyone gave him hell.

I mean, we all know that the man must be lying :sarcasm:

[FlaGranny]

42. It's beyond me why some

people can not and will not understand this case. I suspect sometimes it comes from a hatred of him for his relationship with another woman and a belief that his existence should have been monk-like for all those years. At some point, he stopped hurting enough to suit them.

[Zhade]

43. Even though the parents encouraged him to move on.

Some people just refuse to admit THEY WERE WRONG about Terri and Michael.

Idiots.