Name: a civil action part one
Duration: 3 min 4 s
Channel: mike skliar
Description: "a civil action part one" is a song by mike skliar. this is a musical narration of a civil malpractice action.. not sure if this has ever been done before, at least like this.

a civil action part one

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this is a musical narration of a civil malpractice action.. not sure if this has ever been done before, at least like this.

singer songwriter comedy political serious topical

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mike skliar

singer songwriter based in new york city. songwriting ranges from serious to funny, topical, political, timeless, rootsy music based on folk, blues, country, bl

Singer/songwriter based in new york city. Plays as solo, duo with Ken Ficara, groups with others. plays guitar, mandolin, dobro, and a few other string instruments. writes variety of songs, some timeless, some topical, some funny, some serious,.. but hopefully always entertaining. website at www.mikeskliar.com for more details..

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic General

Charts

Peak #1,389

Peak in subgenre #344

Author

mike skliar

Rights

mike skliar-- ascap

Uploaded

February 27, 2007

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MP3 2.8 MB • 128 kbps • 3:04

Story behind the song

this is a musical narration of a civil malpractice action.. not sure if this has ever been done before, at least like this.

Lyrics

It started when a dentist  did a  tooth extraction
the patient ended up with  a large infection
a lawsuit was filed, with pleadings and depositions
the defendant’s attorneys took a no-pay position

(moved for summary judgment , dismiss the entire claim, out of court, 
no questions of fact, no jury, no recovery, no money!)

defendants moved successfully to dismiss
said plaintiff’s expert opinion’s a speculative guess
the plaintiff appealed to the appellate division
who issued a very strange split decision

(united in result, the plaintiff can have his day in court, but split on why, brought up issues not raised by anyone, for the doctors and the lawyers on both sides, one big universal freak-out!)

they changed the law about what doctors can say
A doctor’s ‘habit’ testimony is no longer OK
the issue got so big that , well, here’s the deal
the whole thing’s getting argued in the court of appeals
 
(highest court in the entire state, 7 judges, all asking questions at oral argument  at the same time…. big time!.. scary time!)

and what happened to the patient, well she’s lost in purgatory 
whatever happens next it’s been a long long story
the wheels of justice turn as slow as molasses
it gets more convoluted  as every decade passes 

(by the time this case is over, the patient won’t have any teeth anyway, and her grandchildren might be collecting social security, if there is any, but that’s another story!)
 
and all because long ago, a  one  tooth extraction
here it is, a musical malpractice civil action
if you want the result, tune in next year at this time
I’ll give you the decision, if I can make the whole thing rhyme…

(if there is a final decision, who knows, the way this is going, it won’t end here, next stop, united states supreme court!) 


© 2/07 m. skliar

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