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FLORIDA CIRCUIT COURT FAILS TO GRANT MOTION TO PREVENT MEDICAL JUSTICE FROM COMMUNICATING WITH PLAINTIFF’S IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SUIT, SETS IMPORTANT PRECEDENT FOR PHYSICIANS NAMED AS DEFENDANTS

Greensboro, NC, July 20, 2004 — Medical Justice Services, Inc., a company that offers physicians deterrence and defense services to combat frivolous claims of malpractice, today announced a favorable decision by the Columbia County Circuit Court in Florida that enables the company to continue fully defending its client and sets an important precedent for physicians named as malpractice defendants. The court indefinitely reserved judgment of a Motion for Injunctive Relief and/or Restraining Order filed against the company, its attorney and plan member. Attorney Robert Jordan, esq., filed the Motion in reaction to a letter he received from Medical Justice notifying him of countersuit coverage held by the defendant in the suit, who is a member of Medical Justice. The company sends countersuit coverage notification letters as standard practice.

Attorney Jordan’s Motion sought to curtail communication between the defendant and his representatives with the plaintiff, plaintiff’s experts, treating physicians and present or future witnesses in the malpractice lawsuit. Presiding over the hearing was Honorable E. Vernon Douglas. Plaintiff’s counsel did not challenge the legality of Medical Justice Services, Inc., or its ability to market itself in the State of Florida.

“The failure of this Motion to be granted supports our ability to exercise free speech in representing and defending our client to the fullest extent, a right that plaintiffs’ attorneys have enjoyed with little restraint for many years,” said Jeff Segal, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Medical Justice. “We see this as an important step toward leveling the playing field for physicians named as defendants in frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits.”

Dr. Segal, a neurosurgeon, founded Medical Justice in 1999. The company’s services are now available in 32 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, many of which the American Medical Association labels as either “Crisis Liability States” or states showing problem signs. The company is endorsed by The Florida Medical Association, The New York State Neurosurgical Society and the Coalition and Center for Ethical Medical Testimony.

Run by physicians for physicians, Medical Justice™ offers the only proven, proactive physicians countersuit service designed to deter proponents of frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits and systematically pursue counterclaims against them. Medical Justice provides physicians with an affordable, unified offense against baseless assaults on their reputation and soaring medical malpractice premiums. Medical Justice is a privately held company headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Company can be found on the Web at www.medicaljustice.com.
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