Libel

Were it not so pathetic, John Robinson's post today would be laughable.

You see, I have some experience with fighting off a "libel" claim (nightie-night, Roch). In my case it was called a "SLAPP" (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) suit, meaning that "non-profit" Randolph Hospital filed it in an attempt to intimidate me into dropping my lawsuit against them . . . in other words, to keep them from suffering the consequences of me telling the truth . . .

. . . the truth that they ran from when the case was settled . . . in my favor.

Of course, they had a little problem with the truth even as they were negotiating that settlement. And that problem cheated me of a fair/just resolution . . . a resolution that might have allowed me to return home vindicated and restored to viable practice.

Fact: That little problem is a felony under North Carolina law.

Fact: It is grounds for the "for-cause" termination of the two senior administrators (Bob Morrison and Steven Eblin) who repeatedly lied under Oath about matters relevant to my claim for damages.

Fact: It's America, and given that Randolph Hospital is a "non-profit" AND I got state/federal loan repayment (not to mention that I underwent two surgeries that were BOTCHED there), I can have an opinion about the way the hospital treated me . . . my colleagues . . . and our patients - citizens and/or taxpayers all.

Fact: I can also have an opinion about the treatment I have received at the hands of the medical, legal and regulatory bodies/agencies charged with oversight.

They are a JOKE!

It seems to me that newspapers these days are running scared from something that just a little bit of investigative journalism would protect them from. Tails are tucked.

Oh, and JR, tell me again that my very real "medical horror story" is not "relevant".