Malpractice Veterinary

In memory and honor of one very special cat...

tortured and destroyed by Edward J. Nichols,DVM, Crestway Animal Clinic, San Antonio, Texas.

BREAKING NEWS....10/25/07.....KEVIN MONCE, DVM, WITHDRAWS LAWSUIT AGAINST NANCY DEAS AND EDNA DEAS..... MONCE WITHDRAWS HIS SLAPP LAWSUIT AGAINST ALIGUS.COM AND NANCY AND EDNA DEAS...BREAKING NEWS...KEVIN MONCE DVM WITHDRAWS DEFAMATION LAWSUIT.....

Nancy Deas and Edna Deas are the owners of www.aligus.com. In 2005, they were the first ones that we know of to be sued by a veterinarian for comments made on a web site. North Carolina vet Kevin Monce sued them for libel and defamation for the comments about him on their site in conjunction with the death of their dog Alex and the handling of their complaint by the North Carolina veterinary board. After 2 1/2 years, trial was set to go forward next week. The vet withdrew his lawsuit this week.

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For those who think "it can't happen to me"

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Texas

Edward J. Nichols, DVM, Crestway Animal Clinic, San Antonio, FILES LAWSUIT against owner of this site

In 2005, Edward J. Nichols, DVM, and Edward J. Nichols DBA Crestway Animal Clinic filed a lawsuit against me and SOUGHT AN INJUNCTION TO FORCE ME TO REMOVE ALL CONTENT RELATING TO HIM, CRESTWAY ANIMAL CLINIC, AND HIS TREATMENT OF MY CAT SUKI.

AT A HEARING ON JULY 28, 2005, NICHOLS REQUESTED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION. THIS REQUEST WAS DENIED BY THE TRIAL COURT WHO REFUSED TO GRANT A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION.

NICHOLS APPEALED THAT ORDER. THE SAN ANTONIO COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMED THE TRIAL COURT'S ORDER DENYING HIS REQUEST FOR A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION. (Read appeals court decision here)

NICHOLS' LAWSUIT SEEKS TO OBTAIN A PERMANENT INJUNCTION TO DISMANTLE THIS SITE AND ENJOIN ME FROM EXPRESSING MY OPINIONS ABOUT HIM AND THE SERVICES HE RENDERED TO SUKI.

Nichols' lawsuit against me is set for trial in June of this year. *

--Julie Catalano, founder, vetabusenetwork.com

*Updates

- June 6, 2007 - Nichols files motion for continuance...trial date reset for December of this year.

Five women in three different states are currently being sued by veterinarians for speaking out. Not coincidentally, all of the women being sued by vets live in states (North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin) that do not have antiSLAPP protection:

- www.aligus.com - lawsuit filed by Kevin Monce, DVM, North Carolina, March 2005

UPDATE - October 22, 2007 - Monce withdraws "defamation" SLAPP suit against Nancy Deas and Edna Deas

- http://bobobear.bravehost.com/ - lawsuit filed by David Faulkner, DVM, Texas, November 2006

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First Amendment Section

Veterinary incompetence, negligence, and abuse are alive and well in the United States and all over the world. Every day, untold numbers of defenseless animals are left in the hands of some negligent, incompetent doctors who inflict cruelty, injury, and death on our pets -- and get away with it.

Millions of people take their pets to vets every year. Although skilled, competent veterinary care certainly outweighs the incidences of negligence and abuse, the damage that those veterinarians do is incalculable in terms of animal suffering, public health and safety, consumer fraud, and the emotional devastation caused by knowing that our beloved pets were harmed or destroyed by the very person entrusted with their care.

If you believe that no veterinarian anywhere would ever deliberately harm an animal...never abuse client or public trust...never abuse their positions as doctors...or would never violate the laws of their profession...you will learn that public record, disciplinary actions by vet boards, and increasing media coverage on this ugly and disturbing subject say otherwise.

And if you think that it can't happen to you and your pet...think again.

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