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Doctors are held to a high professional standard of conduct for obvious reasons, as are attorneys.  Generally, people assume that the two professions are generally pitted against each other given that attorneys can and do file lawsuits against doctors for medical malpractice.  However, that is not always reality, and when doctors and lawyers get together to prevent the law from governing, it leads to serious problems for everyone involved.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

“Las Vegas spine surgeon Mark Kabins left federal court on Thursday with a felony conviction and no prison time.

Senior U.S. District Judge Justin Quackenbush accepted the surgeon’s plea agreement Thursday morning and sentenced him to five years of probation. Kabins also received six months of home confinement but will be allowed to go to work during that time.

The conviction is the first in a 2007 fraud case involving allegations that a network of Las Vegas doctors and lawyers cheated clients out of honest services by protecting doctors from malpractice lawsuits and sharing kickbacks from legal settlements. Kabins became a defendant in the case in March, when he was charged with conspiracy and fraud.

According to a statement issued by U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden after Kabins entered his plea, Kabins “acknowledged that he used Awand to corruptly influence Gage not to sue him, and that he concealed the crime that Awand and Gage thereafter committed.”

Gage represented Simon in her medical malpractice case. Rather than sue Kabins or the other surgeon who operated on her, the lawyer sued an anesthesiologist. The case settled, and Simon received $1.3 million.”

These types of situations subvert justice as it’s meant to be administered.  If you have been harmed by misconduct either on the part of an attorney or a doctor, you need the help of a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who has a track record of holding those responsible for causing harm accountable.  Contact Jack Bernstein & Associates today to schedule a free initial consultation.