Re: Re: advice needed (litigation)

[Guest guest]

Exactly. In my case, I just would want all pediatricians (all doctors,

really) simply to TEST for lyme if someone comes in saying they've had a

tick bite and demonstrating symptoms. Just do the test.

(understanding it is not 100%). Beth, can you PM me with your location

and/or your lawyers?

I am not thinking of filing a malpractice case at the moment. I really do

need to focus on getting my son healthy. (And, my brother and father are

doctors; I wouldn't lightly file a malpractice case!). But I am collecting

information, and keeping it on the back burner to evaluate later . . .. and

did I mention that *I'm* a lawyer?! Though haven't practiced for 20 years.

But perhaps able to evaluate the strength of a claim . . .

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Beth Freishtat <beth@...>wrote:

>

>

> I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

> an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

> litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

> others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

> strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

> talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

> strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

> summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

> tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

> a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

> (and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

> have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

> tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

> would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

> we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

> the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

> for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

> they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

> some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

> Thanks,

> Beth

> beth@...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Beth - I wish the best for you and education should be everywhere you have

ticks.......

Wish we could all sue the government for our suffering........

Some of us are still fighting family that our kids are sick - even with positive

igenex tests............I just dont get it.........

Prayers for you and your court.......you are doing a great thing for family's to

come.......no one should be infected anywhere!!

Thank You and Good Luck!!

Diane

________________________________

From: Beth Freishtat <beth@...>

Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 9:45:31 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: advice needed (litigation)

 

I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

(and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

Thanks,

Beth

beth@...

[Guest guest]

Read an article a while ago where a woman tried to sue for being bitten by tick,

and getting lyme disease and the courts ruled that this was a normal risk and

that she should be aware of that risk and taken precautions...Good

Luck....Dolores

From: Beth Freishtat <beth@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: advice needed (litigation)

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 3:45 PM

 

I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

(and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

Thanks,

Beth

beth@...

[Guest guest]

- good for you!!  I wonder if I could do the same - I am fighting right

now that my kids are ill and in treatment - my oldest father is standing behind

the pediatrician and the ped doc states she doesn't have lyme and her igenex

test came back positive....waiting to see if they take me to court for starting

treatment just recently..........this ped doctor has treated us horrible over

the last five years.......has painted me to be a mother that just thinks my

girls are ill - ??  So much abuse my family has gone though........because of

uneducated jerks..........

thanks.

Diane

________________________________

From: Farhangi <lesliefarhangi@...>

Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 10:01:22 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: advice needed (litigation)

Exactly.  In my case, I just would want all pediatricians (all doctors,

really) simply to TEST for lyme if someone comes in saying they've had a

tick bite and demonstrating symptoms.  Just do the test.

(understanding it is not 100%).  Beth, can you PM me with your location

and/or your lawyers?

I am not thinking of filing a malpractice case at the moment.  I really do

need to focus on getting my son healthy.  (And, my brother and father are

doctors; I wouldn't lightly file a malpractice case!).  But I am collecting

information, and keeping it on the back burner to evaluate later . . .. and

did I mention that *I'm* a lawyer?!  Though haven't practiced for 20 years.

But perhaps able to evaluate the strength of a claim . . .

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Beth Freishtat <beth@...>wrote:

>

>

> I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

> an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

> litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

> others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

> strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

> talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

> strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

> summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

> tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

> a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

> (and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

> have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

> tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

> would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

> we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

> the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

> for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

> they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

> some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

> Thanks,

> Beth

> beth@...

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry you are going through this. I have thought if my husband

wasn't 100% behind me I'd go nuts. Stay strong and good luck.

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Diane Biel <dkbmama@...> wrote:

>

>

> - good for you!! I wonder if I could do the same - I am fighting

> right

> now that my kids are ill and in treatment - my oldest father is standing

> behind

> the pediatrician and the ped doc states she doesn't have lyme and her

> igenex

> test came back positive....waiting to see if they take me to court for

> starting

> treatment just recently..........this ped doctor has treated us horrible

> over

> the last five years.......has painted me to be a mother that just thinks my

>

> girls are ill - ?? So much abuse my family has gone though........because

> of

> uneducated jerks..........

> thanks.

> Diane

>

> ________________________________

> From: Farhangi <lesliefarhangi@...>

>

>

> Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 10:01:22 AM

> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: advice needed (litigation)

>

>

> Exactly. In my case, I just would want all pediatricians (all doctors,

> really) simply to TEST for lyme if someone comes in saying they've had a

> tick bite and demonstrating symptoms. Just do the test.

>

> (understanding it is not 100%). Beth, can you PM me with your location

> and/or your lawyers?

>

> I am not thinking of filing a malpractice case at the moment. I really do

> need to focus on getting my son healthy. (And, my brother and father are

> doctors; I wouldn't lightly file a malpractice case!). But I am collecting

> information, and keeping it on the back burner to evaluate later . . .. and

> did I mention that *I'm* a lawyer?! Though haven't practiced for 20 years.

> But perhaps able to evaluate the strength of a claim . . .

>

>

>

> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Beth Freishtat <beth@...

> >wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

> > an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

> > litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

> > others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

> > strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

> > talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

> > strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

> > summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

> > tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

> > a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

> > (and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

> > have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

> > tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

> > would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

> > we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

> > the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

> > for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

> > they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

> > some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

> > Thanks,

> > Beth

> > beth@...

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Yeah - nuts I am!!

My oldest daughters father that I never married......his girlfriend is who

figured out we were suffering from lyme and told me that if the docs and tests

were not positive dont listen and get her and me and my other girls into

treatment.....her elsia was highly positive and WB was equivocal - her ped

called that negative as did the children's hosp in Milwaukee, WI

So when child support came into question.......her father wanted it

lowered.....but the courts upped it so they made problems with our treating llmd

so we were dropped....long story short it was a horrid time........

She not just was tested positive with igenex and with a strong llmd - just

started treatment so not sure what will happen as this llmd wrote a letter to

her ped doctor.....

So as for me and my other two daughters...my husband will not learn about

lyme....he knows we are sick but because he can not make us better he ignores

everything........but gets mad when the girls can not go to school.......its

living hell sometimes......but what choice does a sick mother of three sick

girls have.........nothing when it comes to this disease!!!  Just keep plugging

along and pray they get better soon!! 

Bless you all and thanks for keeping me SAIN.......... 

Diane

________________________________

From: Farhangi <lesliefarhangi@...>

Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 10:13:16 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: advice needed (litigation)

I am so sorry you are going through this.  I have thought if my husband

wasn't 100% behind me I'd go nuts.  Stay strong and good luck.

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Diane Biel <dkbmama@...> wrote:

>

>

> - good for you!!  I wonder if I could do the same - I am fighting

> right

> now that my kids are ill and in treatment - my oldest father is standing

> behind

> the pediatrician and the ped doc states she doesn't have lyme and her

> igenex

> test came back positive....waiting to see if they take me to court for

> starting

> treatment just recently..........this ped doctor has treated us horrible

> over

> the last five years.......has painted me to be a mother that just thinks my

>

> girls are ill - ??  So much abuse my family has gone though........because

> of

> uneducated jerks..........

> thanks.

> Diane

>

> ________________________________

> From: Farhangi <lesliefarhangi@...>

>

>

> Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 10:01:22 AM

> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: advice needed (litigation)

>

>

> Exactly.  In my case, I just would want all pediatricians (all doctors,

> really) simply to TEST for lyme if someone comes in saying they've had a

> tick bite and demonstrating symptoms.  Just do the test.

>

> (understanding it is not 100%).  Beth, can you PM me with your location

> and/or your lawyers?

>

> I am not thinking of filing a malpractice case at the moment.  I really do

> need to focus on getting my son healthy.  (And, my brother and father are

> doctors; I wouldn't lightly file a malpractice case!).  But I am collecting

> information, and keeping it on the back burner to evaluate later . . .. and

> did I mention that *I'm* a lawyer?!  Though haven't practiced for 20 years.

> But perhaps able to evaluate the strength of a claim . . .

>

>

>

> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Beth Freishtat <beth@...

> >wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

> > an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

> > litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

> > others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

> > strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

> > talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

> > strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

> > summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

> > tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

> > a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

> > (and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

> > have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

> > tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

> > would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

> > we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

> > the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

> > for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

> > they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

> > some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

> > Thanks,

> > Beth

> > beth@...

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I think we can all understand that getting bit by a tick is an act of

nature. But not covering your doctors prescriptions of an antibiotic

should not be an insurance company's call. They should have to cover

it especially if you have a doctors diagnosis for a disease. After

all, they cover all sorts of unnecessary prescriptions like birth

control pills and viagra.

Suzanne

On Feb 27, 2011, at 10:03 AM, Dolores Claesson wrote:

> Read an article a while ago where a woman tried to sue for being

> bitten by tick, and getting lyme disease and the courts ruled that

> this was a normal risk and that she should be aware of that risk and

> taken precautions...Good Luck....Dolores

>

>

>

> From: Beth Freishtat <beth@...>

> Subject: [ ] Re: advice needed (litigation)

>

> Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 3:45 PM

>

>

>

> I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

> an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

> litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

> others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

> strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

> talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

> strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

> summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

> tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

> a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

> (and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

> have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

> tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

> would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

> we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

> the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

> for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

> they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

> some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

> Thanks,

> Beth

> beth@...

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree,

My son's tindamax is not covered either.

Judy

>

> From: Beth Freishtat <beth@...>

> Subject: [ ] Re: advice needed (litigation)

>

> Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 3:45 PM

>

>

>

> I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

> an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

> litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

> others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

> strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

> talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

> strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

> summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

> tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

> a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

> (and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

> have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

> tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

> would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

> we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

> the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

> for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

> they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

> some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

> Thanks,

> Beth

> beth@...

>

>