Damages

This true story grabbed me immediately. Barry Werth does a very good job of bringing to light the many sides of what initially appears to be a straightforward case. Without playing favorites, he manages to get the reader to alternately feel for one side, then the other. Despite the legal and medical jargon found throughout the book, I never felt lost or became bored. Reading this puts both the legal and medical systems in a new light.

I enjoyed this book immensely. Barry Werth has successfully presented point of view for all the parties involved without an obvious sense advocacy for any one of those involved.

As a hospital employee, with family members who are lawyers, doctors, and family members who have experienced "bad outcome" births, first-hand, his dialogue smacks of a realism that I have witnessed.

Bravo Mr. Werth !! I know the reality of which you speak.

This is a fascinating story of real life in medicine and law, well told. However, it will leave you believing that the legal system is an terrible way to resolve questions about the quality of medical care. It is so vividly and accurately told that it also left me wondering whether the doctors and lawyers on either side of this heartbreaking conflict really cared what the truth was.