Pretty amazing story. After Dr. Jan Adams operated on Donda West for a “tummy tuck” and breast reduction, she stopped breathing the next day and was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Allegedly, Adams is handling this by assuring people that the outrage will just blow over. It is also telling that he reportedly does not have medical malpractice insurance. I’m not surprised. With his DUI and malpractice record no one would want to touch him.

In a lot of ways, there are signs here that something broke down in terms of public safety and accountability.

But there are also clear signs here that this was a bizarre situation. Most doctors working in most hospitals are doing more necessary medicine than most forms of plastic surgery. They don’t dream of being a “celebrity doctor” and can’t afford that sort of medmal record (or DUI record).

I don’t want to make a case for mandatory insurance, but it is pretty obvious that Adams is better evidence for that and other thing than he is an argument against tort reform.