<p>Well, I agree. But she says she didn’t and we are just going to have to wait and see. As you say, she’s no newbie star-struck nutjob so it’s actually a little hard to believe that happened. But, maybe it did.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/18/showbiz/joan-rivers-clinic-probe/index.html”>http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/18/showbiz/joan-rivers-clinic-probe/index.html</a></p>
<p>^^^^Yes, that’s why I don’t automatically assume everything that’ been stated is the gospel truth (and since there are opposing stories, isn’t possible). I try to remember to always say “IF this is true, or IF that happened.”</p>
<p>I watched that special last night too. And laughed my head off and also made me so sad to not have her around any more. I guess I’m not surprised they’re going to bring Fashion Police back in January. Who on earth could possibly fill those shoes? </p>
<p>Please not Kathy Griffin.</p>
<p>Most recent update. Melissa plans to sue the doctor who performed the biopsy.</p>
<p><a href=“Melissa Rivers To Sue Doctor Who Performed Unauthorized Biopsy On Mother, Joan Rivers - CBS New York”>http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/10/03/melissa-rivers-to-sue-doctor-who-performed-unauthorized-biopsy-on-mother-joan/</a></p>
<p>Good! And I hope she wins. </p>
<p>Best wishes, Melissa.</p>
<p>The 22 page report pretty much confirms what was vehemently denied by Yorkville Endoscopy Center and Joan Rivers’ ENT doc in the immediate aftermath of the incident. In a nutshell, Joan never consented to any procedure involving her ENT doc, said doc did not have privileges at the center, the ENT doc performed 2 procedures, neither of which were done with informed consent, there are discrepancies in the medical record with regard to the amount of anesthesia delivered, the timing of various interventions during the “code,” there were in fact photos taken of the ENT doc with an unconscious Joan (not a “selfie” as another doc took the photos), vital signs were not appropriately monitored during the procedure, etc.</p>
<p>Pretty mind boggling, quite frankly.</p>
<p><a href=“Report on clinic that treated Joan Rivers - Documents - Los Angeles Times”>http://documents.latimes.com/report-clinic-treated-joan-rivers/</a></p>
Melissa is suing the clinic, wonder what took so long.
If the statute of limitations has not ran out… she can sue. There are many reasons why people dont sue “right away”. Possibly, she needed time to grieve and mourn her loss. It is also likely that it is a strategic decision by her attorneys to wait for the investigations to be completed to arm her with more facts and to make a compelling case that would not be thrown out (and to make the defendants more willing to settle… because a lot of lawsuits get settled).
Isn’t the medical statute of limitations 2 years? And possibly longer if there is a death (not sure about that part).
I doubt the statute of limitations has run out…it hasn’t even been a year. Sometimes, it takes time to figure out if there were mistakes.
Best wishes for Melissa. This was such a tragedy.