McKee alleges that Dennis Laurion called him “a real tool.’’
McKee also alleges that the defendant made false statements about him to others including:
McKee “seemed upset’’ that Kenneth Laurion had been transferred from the Intensive Care Unit to a ward room. McKee told the Laurions that he had to “spend time finding out if [the patient] had been transferred or died.’’ McKee told the Laurions that 44 percent of hemorrhagic stroke victims die within 30 days. McKee told the patient that he didn’t need therapy. McKee said that it didn’t matter that the patient’s gown was hanging from his neck with his backside exposed. McKee blamed the patient for the loss of his time.
via www.duluthnewstribune.com
Hey Crohnies in Duluth - if you need a neurologist, you might want to think twice about going to one that would sue the family of a WWII veteran who complained about his impatient and rude bedside manner.
I'll tell you - I've had some crummy doctors in my day. The one who told me I couldn't get pregnant because I was too fat, then proceeded to give me the worlds most painful cervical biopsy comes to mind. I mean seriously - that cervical biopsy was more painful than giving birth.
But I digress. I just think its pretty nervy of this doctor to disagree with his bad ratings and complaints and then sue the patient. Of course, if they said things that weren't true, he could sue but I have to wonder why the family would make something like that up. To me it sounds like the typical stuff doctors do when they get high and mighty about themselves and forget that the patient is their customer.
