More Information on the Hinds County $2.2 Million Doctor vs. Hospital Case
The Clarion-Ledger ran this article on Monday about the $2.2 million verdict last week in Hinds County that I discussed here and here.
The article states:
Dr. Adolfo Morales, a board-certified ophthalmologist, had alleged CMMC breached a physician recruitment contract in 2004, which would have allowed him to establish a surgery practice in Jackson.
CMMC said in court papers the final agreement was never consummated because the home office of its parent company, Health Management Associates Inc. in Naples, Fla., had undergone a change in management that did not approve the deal that previously was struck.
But after a three-day trial in Hinds County Circuit Court, the jury sided with Morales.
Nothing in the article changes my prior take, which is that doctors usually win swearing matches. Maybe they shouldn't, but they do.
