A veterinarian's view on 'defensive medicine' raising health costs - USATODAY.com

it seems that vets + litigation have USA pet-owners locked in a rising spiral of costs - vets are so concerned about possible suits that they are adding more tests, which increase costs, and vet-fees themselves are also rising, in part b/c of simple increased costs (supplies, staff wages, facility, etc), but also as a back-to-the-wall defensive reaction to *potential* lawsuits.

with 1 in 15 persons in the USA being a lawyer, all those lawyers have to make a living SOMEhow, LOL - and if they have to incite a lawsuit to do it, by Harry, they WILL! this is one of those times i would dearly love to live in a less litigious society... * sigh*

--- terry

land of the not-so-free and not-so-brave! except of course for the lawyers - who are DEFINITELY not free, but they corner the market in chutzpah and ego-inflation, these mavens of money-minting!
ah, weel, gelt geht zu gelt, nu?

terry pride, APDT-Aus, apdt#1827, CVA, IPDTA, TDF

Oh, please don't let it happen here, they're dear enough already.

This is America where they dont get the tried with best efforts bit and go with the failed and I can get money lawsuit