Contemptible
A Surgeon's Battle for Justice Against Insurance Giant Cigna and a Biased Federal Bench
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This is a documented account of an assistant surgeon's self-represented legal quest against Cigna for equitable reimbursement and its retaliatory counterstrike in federal court under a partial bench.
Who might find the book engaging? The obvious audience would be attorneys and judges. And physicians, of course, who must face the unfair reimbursement practices of insurance megaliths. Legislators may consider it valuable. Also, anyone who will ever become a patient, which inevitably includes us all.
I believe you will actually be fascinated by the associated law and shocked at how slanted our judicial system seems to be against propriety itself. The subject matter is dense yet accessible. The listen is worthwhile, at minimum for the humor scattered in the narration.
©2019 John B. Hackert, MD (P)2019 John B. Hackert, MDLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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- De: Russell F. Canan - editor, Gregory E. Mize - editor, Frederick H. Weisberg - editor
- Narrado por: Isabel Keating, Richard Ferrone
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
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In Tough Cases, judges from different kinds of courts in different parts of the country write about the case that proved most difficult for them to decide. Some of these cases received international attention: the Elián González case in which Judge Jennifer Bailey had to decide whether to return a seven-year-old boy to his father in Cuba after his mother drowned trying to bring the child to the United States, or the Terri Schiavo case in which Judge George Greer had to decide whether to withdraw life support from a woman in a vegetative state over the wishes of her parents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Puts being a judge in perspective
- De David Bigelow Stouffer en 01-14-20
De: Russell F. Canan - editor, y otros
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Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense
- The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy
- De: Dan Abrams, David Fisher
- Narrado por: Roger Wayne, Dan Abrams
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
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"No more dramatic courtroom scene has ever been enacted," reported the Syracuse Herald on May 22, 1915, as it covered "the greatest libel suit in history", a battle fought between former President Theodore Roosevelt and the leader of the Republican party. Roosevelt, the boisterous and mostly beloved legendary American hero, had accused his former friend and ally, now turned rival, William Barnes of political corruption. The furious Barnes responded by suing Roosevelt for an enormous sum that could have financially devastated him.
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4 out of 5 stars
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What is For the Polity What is for the Politician
- De J.B. en 05-27-19
De: Dan Abrams, y otros
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The Nonsense Factory
- The Making and Breaking of the American Legal System
- De: Bruce Cannon Gibney
- Narrado por: Matt Kugler
- Duración: 17 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Our trial courts conduct hardly any trials, our correctional systems do not correct, and the rise of mandated arbitration has ushered in a shadowy system of privatized "justice". Meanwhile, our legislators can't even follow their own rules for making rules while the rule of law mutates into a perpetual state of emergency. The legal system is becoming an incomprehensible farce. How did this happen? In The Nonsense Factory, Bruce Cannon Gibney shows that over the past 70 years, the legal system has dangerously confused quantity with quality and might with legitimacy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ruined by obvious bias
- De M. E. Blackman en 10-07-19
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Making Our Democracy Work
- A Judge’s View
- De: Justice Stephen Breyer
- Narrado por: Luis Moreno
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 64
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivers an impassioned argument for the proper role of America’s highest judicial body. Examining historic and contemporary decisions by the Court, Breyer highlights the rulings that have bolstered public confidence as well as the missteps that have triggered distrust. What emerges is a unique approach - certain to be admired for years to come - to interpreting the Constitution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Timely
- De Don en 05-17-17
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The Supremes' Greatest Hits, 2nd Revised & Updated Edition
- The 44 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life
- De: Michael G. Trachtman
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
The Supreme Court's rulings have shaped American life and justice and allowed Americans to retain basic freedoms such as privacy, free speech, and the right to a fair trial. This revised and updated edition of Michael G. Trachtman's riveting work includes 10 important cases from 2010 to 2015.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nice review overall.
- De "freeindeed4ever" en 02-10-20
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The Constitution Today
- Timeless Lessons for the Issues of Our Era
- De: Akhil Reed Amar
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 19 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 63
When the stories that lead our daily news involve momentous constitutional questions, present-minded journalists and busy citizens cannot always see the stakes clearly. In The Constitution Today, Akhil Reed Amar, America's preeminent constitutional scholar, considers the biggest and most bitterly contested debates of the last two decades. He shows how the Constitution's text, history, and structure are a crucial repository of collective wisdom, providing specific rules and grand themes relevant to every organ of the American body politic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amar is a Brilliant Arguer
- De MJ Schirmer en 11-16-16
De: Akhil Reed Amar
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The Supreme Court
- De: William H. Rehnquist
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 10 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Chief Justice Rehnquist's engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall's dominance of the Court during the early 19th century through the landmark decisions of the Warren Court. Citing cases such as the Dred Scott decision and Roosevelt's Court-packing plan, Rehnquist makes clear that the Court does not operate in a vacuum, that the justices are unavoidably influenced by their surroundings, and that their decisions have real and lasting impacts on our society.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing
- De Jean en 01-28-18
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The Case Against the Democratic House Impeaching Trump
- De: Alan Dershowitz
- Narrado por: Jim Seybert
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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In the 2018 best seller The Case Against Impeaching Trump, Alan Dershowitz lamented how American political discourse has devolved into hypocrisy and the criminalization of political differences. Arguments to impeach Trump failed Dershowitz’s “shoe on the other foot test”, or his political golden rule: Democrats must do unto Republicans what they would have Republicans do unto them, and vice versa. Since then, we’ve only become more divided. The Case Against the Democratic House Impeaching Trump includes and expands upon Dershowitz’s 2018 book.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Amazon Customer en 06-01-19
De: Alan Dershowitz
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U.S. Constitution for Dummies
- 2nd Edition
- De: Dr. Michael Arnheim
- Narrado por: Dr. Michael Arnheim
- Duración: 18 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 120
Want to make sense of the US Constitution? This new edition walks you through this revered document, explaining how the articles and amendments came to be and how they have guided legislators, judges, and presidents - and sparked ongoing debates along the way. You'll get the lowdown on all the big issues - from separation of church and state to impeachment to civil rights - that continue to affect Americans' daily lives. Plus, you'll find out about the different approaches to interpretation and how the document has changed over the past 200+ years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Much better than I anticipated.
- De JoEllen LeVitre en 08-30-20
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Where Law Ends
- Inside the Mueller Investigation
- De: Andrew Weissmann
- Narrado por: George Newbern, Andrew Weissmann
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
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In the first and only inside account of the Mueller investigation, one of the special counsel’s most trusted prosecutors breaks his silence on the team’s history-making search for the truth, their painstaking deliberations and costly mistakes, and Trump’s unprecedented efforts to stifle their report.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting
- De Victoria Eriksson en 10-06-20
De: Andrew Weissmann
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How to Read the Constitution - and Why
- De: Kim Wehle
- Narrado por: Kim Wehle
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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The Constitution is the most significant document in America. But do you fully understand what this valuable document means to you? In How to Read the Constitution - and Why, legal expert and educator Kimberly Wehle spells out in clear, simple, and common-sense terms what is in the Constitution and most importantly, what it means. In compelling terms and including text from the United States Constitution, she describes how the Constitution’s protections are eroding.
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2 out of 5 stars
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very biased
- De Anonymous User en 01-25-20
De: Kim Wehle
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The Majesty of the Law
- Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
- De: Sandra Day O'Connor
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 87
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In this remarkable book, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas, and landmark cases, O’Connor sheds new light on the basics, exploring through personal observation the evolution of the Court and American democratic traditions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Informative and well-written
- De James en 07-11-05
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The Brethren
- Inside the Supreme Court
- De: Bob Woodward, Scott Armstrong
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
- Duración: 20 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 311
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The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices - maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising, and making decisions that affect every major area of American life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- De Andy en 03-28-19
De: Bob Woodward, y otros
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We the People
- A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century
- De: Erwin Chemerinsky
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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From gun control to reproductive health, a conservative Supreme Court will reshape the lives of all Americans for decades to come. The time to develop and defend a progressive vision of the US Constitution that protects the rights of all people is now.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hypocritical evaluation of the constitution
- De surya en 03-23-19
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The Russia Hoax
- The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump
- De: Gregg Jarrett
- Narrado por: Charles Constant, Gregg Jarrett
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 2,590
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,275
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett reveals the real story behind Hillary Clinton’s deep state collaborators in government and exposes their nefarious actions during and after the 2016 election. This audiobook reveals how persons within the FBI and Barack Obama’s Justice Department worked improperly to help elect Hillary Clinton and defeat Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. When this suspected effort failed, those same people appear to have pursued a contrived investigation of President Trump in an attempt to undo the election results and remove him as president.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Laughably dumb
- De liverleef en 07-27-18
De: Gregg Jarrett
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- SleepyDoc
- 04-17-21
Legally Fascinating !
It's remarkable the vast breadth of the law that Dr. Hackert, who is trained as a physician, commanded as he took on the legal department of this health care insurer giant. As a physician anesthesiologist working in the OR I know well the extreme value of having a physician as the surgical assistant rather than a PA or RN. This story exposed the gamesmanship and legal maneuvering that is allowed to get in the way of telling the jury all the facts.
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