Ming Lin, MD, the emergency physician who was fired early in the COVID pandemicopens in a new tab or window for airing alleged safety concerns, has hired new lawyers to take his case to trial.
After parting waysopens in a new tab or window with lawyers working for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) because he didn't want to settle his case as they recommended, Lin selected the San Francisco boutique firm Millstein Fellner LLPopens in a new tab or window to represent him when he goes to trial in February 2024.
He said he's "lost a lot of sleep thinking about" taking on the risk of a trial, but that ultimately, he wants to try to make medicine better than when he found it -- particularly because his daughter has expressed interest in going to medical school.
"I think that's one of the main things, when I thought about this case. I can't just sit back and walk away with a settlement," Lin told MedPage Today. "I would really regret it, if I didn't at least try to change healthcare. If I can make even a small difference, I would feel much more satisfied."
Millstein Fellner is the same firm that the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is working with in its lawsuitopens in a new tab or window against private equity-backed physician staffing firm Envision for allegedly violating California's ban on the corporate practice of medicine.
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