1. In a story reported in USA Today

(https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/

2018/07/18/doctors-hospitals-sue-patientsposting-

negative-onlinecomments/

763981002/), a hospital in Michigan was reported to have sued an elderly patient’s two daughters along with their granddaughter regarding their Facebook post and for picketing in front of the hospital. They were protesting the care they claimed their parent and grandmother had received from Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. The healthcare organization sued for defamation, tortuous interference, and invasion of privacy.

In Arizona, a jazz singer used her website to criticize a medical practice over her surgery.

Her doctors sued and won a $12-million jury award that was ultimately vacated on appeal.

The individual who brought the lawsuit indicated she had to sell her home and file for bankruptcy. The two parties to the lawsuit jointly asked the suit to be dismissed but offered no explanation why they requested dismissal.

You have been invited as an attorney to be on a panel of the American Medical Association. The topic is “The Wisdom of Suing Patients in the Age of Yelp and 24/7 News.” Provide an outline of your presentation and logic.