Doctors advocates and the state of California say some studies have shown there is "no correlation between malpractice history and a doctor competence." The OASIS doctors, including Losse, have denied and fought the accusations brought by former patients, according to court records. Orthopedic doctors, such as the ones at OASIS, are considered highrisk for malpractice lawsuits, whose merits vary from bogus to strong. And when doctors pay malpractice settlements, it not necessarily an admission that malpractice occurred, because doctors can choose to settle suits to avoid running up high costs fighting them..Ernest WallaceErnest Wallace, of Miramar, Fla., left, wears chains as he is escorted by a court officer, right, while departing Attleboro District Court, in Attleboro, Mass., Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. The district court case against the associate of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been continued.

Running back Bernard Scott went on the physically un