StanG wrote on October 21, 2009 12:09 AM: Why is everyone so upset over Dr. Desai? His was not a government run health clinic. It was a "for profit" business venture. Like all businesses, the goal is profit, not the health and welfare of the patrons. This is called CAPITALISM.

glenn wrote on October 20, 2009 09:41 PM: Ed Bernstein is the Attorney for Michael Washington that in itself shows Washington does not have his full mental facilities. Enough said.

Stud Lawyer wrote on October 20, 2009 09:39 PM: Tip: when Money is ever in your Face in a lawsuit, think hard about taking it, especially in these times.

I have learn serious lessons about not taking money that was in my face.

Flush Rimjob wrote on October 20, 2009 09:37 PM: "CynicalObserver wrote on October 20, 2009 05:55 PM: Perhaps including Dr. Desai and his clinics in the trial is for the benefit of the billionaire corporate manufacturer of the vials of pharmaceuticals injected into the patients. A jury is likely to want to crucify Desai & Co. while being less likely to crucify the supplier of the pharmaceutical at issue...meaning a lower percentage of liability for the only economically solvent defendant in the case."

Why would you assume the supplier(s) of sterile meds would be in any way liable for the egregiously neglegent actions of Desai and the employees this classic sociopath was able to psychologically bully?

Anyone not susceptible to Desai's bullying moved on. The emotionally weak remained to use the same syringes and vials among multiple patients.

This should be a textbook lesson among academic social psychologists and sociologists and social anthropologists.

It's reminiscent of Zimbardo's classic Stanford Prison experiment

http://www.prisonexp.org/

and Stanley Milgram's classic experiment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

Look them up, lawyer.

Flush Rimjob wrote on October 20, 2009 09:26 PM: Remember, all the Republicons in Congress want to eliminate your ability to sue animals like Dr. Desai.

Why do the Republicons hate America?

selective policing wrote on October 20, 2009 08:49 PM: http://www.ktnv.com/global/story.asp?s=10218139

John wrote on October 20, 2009 07:57 PM: I can not believe he (Ex-Dr. Desai) never got booked into a jail for all his "good and noble" works for the community !!
Where in the world is LVMPD ?? What about the mighty F.B.I ?? Is anyone listening to us ??????

butcher wrote on October 20, 2009 06:05 PM: I cannot believe the Doc is still alive ?

CynicalObserver wrote on October 20, 2009 05:55 PM: In 35 years, I've never seen a judge reject a settlement agreement in a personal injury case as being "too vague".

Rejection of a settlement agreement, by the trial judge, has a very bad smell to it.

Frankly, as public theater I would like to see a full blown District Court trial against Dr. Desai and the clinics, so that there is a jury verdict that their policies and procedures were, in fact, negligent.

The peculiarity of the judge not agreeing to the settlement shows me that he wants the trial to occur. Why? I don't know.

Perhaps including Dr. Desai and his clinics in the trial is for the benefit of the billionaire corporate manufacturer of the vials of pharmaceuticals injected into the patients. A jury is likely to want to crucify Desai & Co. while being less likely to crucify the supplier of the pharmaceutical at issue...meaning a lower percentage of liability for the only economically solvent defendant in the case.

Yes, this development has a very bad smell to it.

AJ wrote on October 20, 2009 05:39 PM: Granted, this is the first I have heard or read of this story. But, my first thought was, "and what forum would that be?" Perhaps a less political one?

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