Dick Durbin Quotes

I would have walked on the waterBut I wasn't fully insured.And the BMA sent a writ my wayWith the very first leper I cured.

Medical liability reform is not a Republican or Democrat issue or even a doctor versus lawyer issue. It is a patient issue.

I'm in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It's fun.

I wasn't sued out of medicine, I wasn't arbitrated out of the profession.

I believe in health care reform. I believe that HMS’s should be sued.

When I wanted to be an attorney, I think I wanted to be a litigator; I wanted to be in a courtroom.

Preemption is not about the Essure women - it affects all consumers. If someone had a medical device installed, there's no recourse for victims, and the company is protected. If there's a problem, the company gets a pass because they have preemption. It dawned on me the consumer didn't know. The women didn't know that this existed.

What I'm telling you is there's too many junk lawsuits suing too many doctors.

There is alas no law against incompetency; no striking example is made. They learn by our bodily jeopardy and make experiments until the death of the patients, and the doctor is the only person not punished for murder.

The only difference between doctors and lawyers is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you, too.

I have numerous people who have expressed a willingness to be plaintiffs.

I don't think the trial practice is dead. But it is very ill. There are some days you could throw a hand grenade down the hall of the Harris County Courthouse and not hit anybody.

Medical physicists work in cooperation with doctors. A few medical physicists devote their time to research and teaching. A few get involved with administrative duties.

Americans have grown a great deal more realistic about lawyers and the law. I think that's all for the good. A lot of people will say to you these days, 'If you are looking for justice, don't go to a courtroom.' That's just a more realistic perspective on what happens in the legal process.

Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion.

I was a prosecutor for many years, I'm a crime victim myself, and I've tried so many cases I don't even know how many anymore.

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients.

You had to have a unanimous jury verdict, and one percent of contributory negligence barred all recovery. It was so satisfying to realize I could do it. And I'll tell you what motivated me: competitiveness. I was betting on me. That's what a contingent-fee lawyer does.

The insurance companies hate the idea of being sued in court like the devil hates holy water.

The medical malpractice system is simply broken; … it comes too late, … it costs so much

Funny how frivolous lawsuits stop being frivolous when it’s you.

… we are merely the servants of the public, in spite of our M.d. ’s and our hospital appointments

That's the best way to practice law, is writing about it and not having to be in the courtroom!

I had a dream to be an attorney. I don't know if I ever would've passed the bar or not, but that was my dream.

Most lawyers aren't trial lawyers. Most lawyers, even trial lawyers, don't get their problems solved in a courtroom. We like to go to court. It seems heroic to go to court. We think we're the new, great advocates, better than anything we've seen on TV, and we come home exhilarated by having gone to court.