Strictly speaking if the study is valid it suggests that PLAINTIFF"S lawyers are bad for you.
jks (a defense lawyer)
--- Bill Bartlett <billbartlett at dodo.com.au> wrote:
> This is what happens when you refuse to consider
> people's motives.
>
> Bill Bartlett
> Bracknell Tas
>
>
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1309456.htm
>
> Lawyers pose health risk: study
>
> By Nick Grimm for The World Today
>
> New medical research suggests lawyers could be bad
> for your health.
>
> The study demonstrated an inverse relationship
> between lawyers and
> the recovery rates of accident victims.
>
> Dr Richard Gun, lead author of the research reported
> in this week's
> Medical Observer, has found patients who engage a
> lawyer after
> receiving their injury are five times less likely
> ever to return to
> work.
> Pain
>
> He says they also appear to suffer more pain and for
> longer periods
> than accident victims who do not have lawyers.
>
> "We did find that people who consulted a lawyer did
> certainly appear
> to have a delayed recovery," he said.
>
> "I suppose some lawyers may argue that people who
> have more
> disability - who feel more pain - are the ones who
> are more likely to
> have a prolonged recovery and also the ones who are
> more likely to
> consult a lawyer."
>
> But he says the research suggests consulting a
> lawyer itself does
> have some independent effect of its own in
> prolonging recovery.
>
> Dr Gun does however caution that there are a number
> of factors that
> influence recovery time and lawyers are not the
> whole reason.
>
> He says the research may have implications for the
> insurance industry
> in terms of trying to reduce litigation and speed up
> the settlement
> period.
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