Another anecdote: a close loved one lost their leg due to malpractice. Staff infection. He went in and told the doctor he thought he had an infection. The docto

Another anecdote: a close loved one lost their leg due to malpractice. Staff infection. He went in and told the doctor he thought he had an infection. The doctor said it was fine even after running other tests. He's has multiple doctors and nurses look at the test since and say that it's pretty obvious that he had an infection. The greatest part? Their lawyer could not get any doctor to testify as an expert witness, which is required under Utah state law for malpractice (which makes sense, I suppose). Even if they could've, the lawsuit would've only covered $400k since it's capped. Which might've covered the doctor bills, but not the damages to his life... He was between jobs, then ended up in and out of the hospital for a couple years due to the infection getting out of control (lost his leg, had his shoulder replaced, physical therapy, ended up falling and having pretty sever damage and having to start over again). By the time he was on his feet again, he was worn out and past retirement age. Whose going to hire a "gimped old man"? It was a mess. Still is... But things worked them selves out as best as possible. But it's incredible to me that that doctor is still practicing and possibly destroying other people's lives because no other doctor was willing to "out" a "colleague". Frustrating.