Law Humor

By Judge Jerry Buchmeyer

From Walter L. Taylor of Houston (Harris & Taylor), this excerpt from a deposition his partner, Steve Harris, was taking of a "fairly well-respected" doctor at a major medical facility in Houston." Steve is trying to establish that the standard of care at the hospital "might be higher than that of Steve's client" who, "let's just say, practices in West Podunk."

Q. Okay. Now, of course, you have access to pulmonary angiography. Correct? Here in your hospitals?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. You also have board certified pulmonologists that you can consult with that are just literally down the hall. Correct?

A. If I wanted to, yes.

Q. And you have board certified cardiologists who you consult with literally just down the hall if you want to?

A. Yes.

Q. Some of the finest minds in the world are right here within a stone's throw of you. Correct?

A. Conceivably in this room.

Q. And I'm not here to debate that, by the way. And I think you're smart too.

Full post as published by Say What! on November 20, 2008 (boomark / email).