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I enjoyed your July 11 article "City Gives Birth to Tech Firms, But Can't Keep Them." I just wanted to comment on Modcloth's refusal to admit the truth on Twitter. I tweeted about them moving their headquarters out of Pittsburgh to the West Coast and pasted the link to your article. They responded with "spin." Here are some direct responses:
ModClothBuzz: We are opening an office in SF, but definitely not moving out of Pittsburgh. E-mail press@modcloth.com for any other questions!
Modcloth: The PG reports that we are opening an office in San Francisco, which is correct. We are super excited:)
Modcloth: We are opening up offices in other cities, but have no fear -- our Pittsburgh location will remain in operation!
Perhaps they need to be exposed for what they are -- opportunists who used Pittsburgh's cheap rent, etc. I hope the company fails.
CLAUDIA MARTIN
Latrobe
The July 18 "Medical Malpractice Suits In Pa. Have Diminished But Still Take A Financial And Emotional Toll On Doctors, Some Of Whom No Longer Treat Patients" touches on some serious issues. I am a retired physician who practiced medicine for more than 40 years.
While the number of suits has declined, this provides no solace to the individual physician who works in constant fear of being sued. The legal profession considers litigation its modus operandi and rarely feels it personally. However, the physician views a lawsuit as an attack on his or her professional ability and takes it very personally, often with career-destroying results. What a waste of many years of study, training, expense and future value to society.
Furthermore, it will be impossible to control medical costs unless physicians can stop practicing "defensive medicine." A large amount of medical testing and "treatment" is of this type.
First Published July 31, 2010 12:00 am
