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professionals.

- All the time. - We're very

sorry.

We have to make them use this.

The bottom line, is...

The hospital are knowing

putting their employee at risk.

Letting them get hurt.

People are dying.

And then again l feel this tap.

How often that needles really

happen? Do you think it's like

a daily things?

Don't matter. lt isn't a case

anyway.

Cause if we think the hospital

negligence...

Our clients could be every

hospital work along the country.

Mike, we can't afford on you on

fishing expedition right now.

l think we should go meet that

guy.

The guy who invented the safety

needle.

lf you come with me to meet the

invented guy, l'll give you 3

extremely focus...

day.

lnterviewing as many lines

accident victims...

Trying to squish their

insurance company for an extra

$12...

- As you want. - Really?.

Deal.

Give me that claim.

Jeffrey Dancort.

- That's me. - Paul Danziger.

We're the lawyers from Danziger

and Weiss.

He a lawyer too?

This is Mike Weiss for you.

l was working as mechanical

instructor engineer...

When Vicky got stuck.

So you guys met her?.

Yeah, we do. lt's a terrible

shame.

We've been best friend since

kid.

That's really hit me. l spent a

year working on...

Developing the concept.

And no one ever use it?

St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital

used it for 2 years.

- How's that working out? - Not

a single needle stick accident

in 2 years.

So there's no way you can get

stuck with this thing?.

Can't get stuck with it. Can't

re-use it.

Doctors love it. Nurses were

begging for it.

Only St. Anthony's Memorial

would buy it.

Why?.

l hope you guys can tell me

that.

Okay, as start you should call

of weeks.

Then let us know exactly what

their response...

- 200 hospital? - l know it

sound like a lot, Mr. Dancort...

But what we gonna do here, we

need data...

l already calls 2.000 hospital.

What they say when you show

them the needle?

They asked me to leave.

ls there any way we can sue a

hospital for not...

Buying something that saves

people's life?

He's good.

He's very good.

Can l talk to Karen Brown?

Sure, no problem. Talk.

On the phone you were aware of

the high number of accidental

needle sticks.

How about 800.000 a year.

- ls that an accurate number?. -

You don't believe me?

No, it's not l don't believe

you. l just...

l wanna know it its an accurate

number.

l, Karen Brown, Texas Nurses

Association District 5, do

officially swear...

That, that number is accurate.

Better?.

Look, l'm just trying get

better understanding here...

Good. Well, here's what you

need to understand.

Right? The major cause of these

diseases, Hepatitis B...

Hepatitis C, HlV are affecting

all front line health workers...

ls because of accidental needle

sticks.

- Okay?. - Okay.

The reason l'm here cause my

client is has invented a safety

needle...

That could prevent this from

ever happening again.

Then don't talk to me.

- Who should l talk to? - The

purchasing department.

Of course it is. Thank you.

- Mr. Weismann. - Weiss.

- Mr. Weiss. - Mike, please.

Mr. Weiss, l cannot and went

out look at your needle.

Why?.

Because of the purchasing

contracts on the hospital house.

Well, will you at least look at

this data?

- No. - Would you mind telling

me why?.

l don't want you to show me

your data...

And l don't want you to show

this product at my nurses.

Because they'll want it.

And they can't have it.

What kind of shirt was it?

Was it a nice shirt?

Just Mr. Phoenix's Eagle. lt

was nice.

Was it is a special shirt?

Special?

Maybe it was a gift?

lt was just a shirt.

How much did you say it cost?

- l don't remember. - Let just

say $ 70.

Sylvia, can you...

Try Mike again please?

Not if you wanna leave here

with all that 10 tiny little

fingers, young man.

l just left him a 5th message.

- Mike. - Paul, you're awake.

Great, listen. You're not gonna

f***ing believe this.

l went and work my way to a

meeting with Director of

Affection at the hospital.

He's... What?

That was today?.

Oh, sh*t, man.

Hello.

He said the safety point is

f***ing essential the safety of

hospital...

Come on.

- l'm not gonna handle that. -

Take it, take it.

- Call here if its emergency,

okay?. - Alright, alright.

- Wait, mail. - l'll call later.

The Nursing Association l

represent request l call and

hope...

That you would help them with

their campaign. ln regards of

this matter.

You give me call back that

would be great, if not...

Senator Hayes from Nebraska.

- Nebraska?! - Yeah.

lt's only a hundred senator. l

figure the two of us given call.

..

Us? Oh, you mean like we're a

team?

Like we agree upon things and

we do them together.

- l said l was sorry. - 22

cases...

l'm sorry!

Did you get the file l sent

over?.

l got it.

GOPs are being bribed to buy

certain products for the

hospitals.

lt's a f***ing pay a lesson.

l've sent to the damn court

already.

ln the 80s these GOPs got so

big till they manage to pass a

bill in congress.

Allowing them 3/ commission

from the manufactures...

They're supposedly negotiation

with.

- We got a great case here. -

Yeah, we do.

l'm sorry, what was your name

again?

- Susie. - Susie, would you

give us a second please?

- Sure, l'll be right outside. -

Thanks.

Look. Mike, l think we had a

great case here.

Potentially really great. But l

need you to be practical with

me for a minute...

Like hospital letting people

died because safety point cause

l'm in, alright. lt just if

this thing get too big...

You'll agree to bring another

firm to help out.

Trust me, this thing gonna

settle by Christmas.

Well, it might not. They could

drag out for years.

lt is a monopoly case. And

we're not mean to trust...

We are any kind of firm we

wanna be, Paul.

Come on, this is the one. lt's

gonna make us.

lt could be break us. lt's

gonna be extremely expensive.

Dancort cannot afford to pay us.

And l can't do enough...

lnjury cases on my own.

Paul, for f***'s sake. What do

you want me to say?.

l'm sorry, alright. l'm sorry l

missed the f***ing mob online.

Mike! Listen to me, l'm telling

you.

That we do not have the

resources to take this thing

all the way.

So please. l need your word

when l tell you...

That if the well is running dry.

..

We will bring another firm to

help out, okay?.

Yeah.

Yes, can we get the work now

please?

Sorry, am l interrupting

something?.

No, not at all. Come on in.

Thanks coming down.

Have a seat.

Well, right here l got an

invitation to us, suppliers...

To attend the conference.

From The United Medical Health

Supplies people.

Largest group purchasing

organization in the country.

And guess how much it cost to

attend the conference?

How much?

- $25.000. - $25.000?!

What is that get you?

Well, l went to one of these

dogs and ponies shows about 3

years back.

For the low price $15.000.

And l didn't get jack sh*t.

Hey, Mike Weiss.

How are you?

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