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Tuesday, February 04, 2003Dr. Rigolosi estimated that 70 percent of the state's 22,000 physicians took part. The doctors sought to keep the tone of their protest muted, out of respect for the space shuttle astronauts, but its message of defiance was as clear as the sign carried by a doctor at Christ Hospital in Jersey City: "When your water breaks, call your lawyer." Better watch it. They're starting to sound bitter. Some of the protests, though, had a distinctly New Jersey feel to them: ..the police had to separate doctors and a malpractice lawyer in front of the Jersey City courthouse this morning. Then, again, this is the sort of attitude they’re up against in trying to get their state’s leaders to take tort reform seriously: Governor McGreevey's chief of staff, Jamie Fox, has been dismissive of the doctors. On a New Jersey Network news program on Sunday, he said: "On Monday, they'll be striking. On Tuesday, they're going to march on the State House. And on Wednesday, they're going to play golf." Note to New Jersey doctors: forget about work stoppages and strikes. Just relocate to states with better tort reform laws - and better governors. posted by Sydney on 2/04/2003 07:42:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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