Attorney for Chae-Hyun Moon, M.D. Comments On This Sunday's ``60 Minutes'' Broadcast.Business/News Editors & Health/Medical Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2003 The following statement was issued today concerning this Sunday's broadcast of "60 Minutes", which will feature a story about Dr. Chae-Hyun Moon and Redding Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has lumbering, food-processing, and diverse manufacturing. Medical Center. It should be attributed to William Warne, an attorney for Dr. Moon: This Sunday evening, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. News' "60 Minutes" intends to air a segment on Drs. Moon and Realyvasquez, Redding Medical Center, and Tenet Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) is an operating company that owns and operates 57 hospitals in the United States [1]. It is based in Dallas, Texas. Its stock ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is NYSE: THC. Corporation. We understand this piece will focus on the personal views of three patients who filed complaints against these individuals and entities. We have also been informed that it will not be balanced by the views of the thousands of people whose lives have been saved, or families that have been kept together, because of successful intervention A procedure used in a lawsuit by which the court allows a third person who was not originally a party to the suit to become a party, by joining with either the plaintiff or the defendant. that stopped fatal heart attacks before they could happen. For several months, Dr. Moon, through his representatives, has provided a great deal of information to the media, and specifically to the producers of "60 Minutes" in response to the one-sided and unsupported search warrant affidavit affidavit Written statement made voluntarily, confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, and signed before an officer empowered to administer such oaths. that served as the basis for many of the initial stories regarding this matter. Moreover, we have confronted these same allegations in a court of law, and they were dismissed by a judge who found that they failed to meet the most rudimentary rudimentary /ru·di·men·ta·ry/ (roo?di-men´tah-re) 1. imperfectly developed. 2. vestigial. ru·di·men·ta·ry adj. 1. evidentiary ev·i·den·tia·ry adj. Law 1. Of evidence; evidential. 2. For the presentation or determination of evidence: an evidentiary hearing. Adj. 1. requirements. Such an unflattering portrait may achieve ratings, but it falls short of balance and fairness. "60 Minutes" had access to thousands of people -- patients, families, and colleagues -- whose lives have been saved or improved by Dr. Moon. It appears CBS may have made an unfortunate value judgment that their stories simply don't matter. Dr. Moon intends to continue fighting these allegations and is deeply appreciative of the broad support he is receiving from his colleagues, his thousands of patients, and the community. We urge viewers of the program to ask: "Where's the other side of the story?" |
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