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Dr. Richard Foulkes
A patient discusses a bad outcome with Dr. Richard Foulkes at the
Personal Injury Law web site
Dear Personal Injury
Law Expert: My eye sight was damaged in March XXXX XX XX. Richard
Foulkes. I signed a release two years later waiving any rights to sue
him because at the time I didn't realize how he was at fault. He
returned my money.
It is now 2008. I learned after words from several doctors (who said
they would testify in court) that my pupils being an 8.5 and my dry eyes
would have not made me a candidate for this surgery. I suffered for so
long--took away my kids quality of life because I couldn't drive at
night or far from home. I had to leave my job
because I could no longer drive on highways. Anyhow after another
surgery by a wonderful doctor in TN two years ago, it did improve my
vision in one eye, but still suffered from GASH--extreme contrast
loss--and dirty vision. Now, finally, I am being helped with ORTHO K
theraputic lenses. I believe the status of limitations has ended, but
could my sons sue this doctor for their quality of life being affected?
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Dr. Richard Foulkes tells the New York Times that he is proud of spending a whole 15 minutes with a patient prior to surgery. A whole 15 minutes for conducting tests and informing a patient of potential complications? Wow! I'm impressed!
Dr. Richard Foulkes, an ophthalmologist in Hinsdale, Ill., outside Chicago, said there really was a difference among surgery centers. He used to work for a laser surgery discount chain that asked him ''to do 30 patients a day, or three patients an hour -- that was too much.''
Now he runs the Chicago operations of Icon. ''We perform approximately two cases per hour, 15 minutes for the procedure and 15 minutes to get to know your patient and study your charts,'' Dr. Foulkes said.
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Dr. Gerald Horn charged by the SEC with inside trading -- Dr. Richard Foulkes says "nothing to see, just move along"
Gerald may be guilty of misunderstanding the meaning of insider trading but I don't think he fits the hole the FCC is trying to put him in. These guys can look the other way when billionaires buy short as long as they also guess wrong once in a while? As a doctor working in this consumer driven area it doesn't take insider trading knowledge to see the trend of the company. I would be a lot of AIG execs went short, bankers in general, do we see bus loads of bankers being dropped off at the federal courthouse. The company no doubt paid him in options and he legally exercised them when it was obvious to everyone that folks were going to sit on their hands in terms of spending. Gee I wonder how many how many short or long positions are taken in the days running up to a earnings report. Meanwhile his company was wildly overbuilt in terms of centers and was advertising like there was no tomorrow. The brains trust that built Lasik plus had left and were loudly complaining about management blunders. He is not on the board and the information he would have would be available to anyone who was willing to do a little homework. So I hope a very good surgeon can afford a very good lawyer.
foulkes52 (02/12/2010, 8:52 AM )
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