Q: My doctor screwed up my surgery, and I want the world to know what a quack he is. Will you post his name, so that patients will know not to go to him?
A: Because I don’t know the specifics of your case, I can’t make the determination as to whether or not your physician was at fault for the bad outcome that you experienced with your surgery. Even if I did know the specifics of your case, I’m not a physician, so I wouldn’t be able to intelligently determine why your surgical outcome was suboptimal.
Q: If you won’t post my complaints about a specific doctor online, then what is the purpose of your site?
A: You can read about the purpose of Expose Quacks here. In short, because it’s so difficult to successfully sue a physician (especially in Alabama), many patients who have been injured by a physician’s negligence, have no outlet for the frustration and rage, other than to leave a bad review on Yelp or Google. If I get multiple complaints about a specific doctor, I will forward the complaints to a law firm, to determine if the complaints warrant pursuing a class action lawsuit against a physician.
Q: What are the advantages of pursuing a class action lawsuit vs an individual lawsuit against a physician?
A: Class action lawsuits have two major advantages.
- In Alabama, class action lawsuits allow multiples allegations against a physician to be admissible, while in an individual lawsuit, only evidence of the physician’s negligence against the plaintiff patient is deemed relevant. The reason for that is that, in a class action lawsuit, there are multiple patients, so there are therefore multiple incidents of negligence alleged against the defendant physician.
- Class action lawsuits allow plaintiffs to share expenses. Sharing expenses can save a great deal of money in cases such as medical malpractice, because a lot of the money spent on medical malpractice cases is for hiring expert witnesses and depositions — expenses that can be shared.
Q: How can I submit a complaint about a physician?
A: You can contact me here. Be sure to include as much data as you can, especially your name, the date of your surgery, the date of your last visit with your physician, your email address, and as much information about your complaint as possible.