My husband had orthopedic surgery a few years ago, and you could tell the doctor had had it with the “malpractice” lawsuit epidemic because on the release for surgery, that spelled out all the complications and/or risks, each one was followed with the statement, “OR YOU COULD DIE.” (i.e. you could sustain permanent nerve damage, OR YOU COULD DIE.)
“Murtha had a “tough-as-nails reputation”
Actually, now it would be “Dead As A Door Nail”.
Turned on his fellow Marines, I call him a traitor!