"Reckless and Unfortunate"

So says prominent bankruptcy attorney Paul Singerman, responding to whack-a-mole crusader Andy Herron in today's Herald:

A lawyer for the HCA hospital chain linked the Pharmed Group supply company to a $3.5 million kickback scheme in a bankruptcy hearing Tuesday.

The allegations involve a Pharmed executive accused of paying two employees at Kendall Regional Medical Center for ordering supplies that were never delivered to the hospital.

HCA believes 'this goes all the way to the top of debtors' management,'' attorney Andrew R. Herron said in the first hearing involving the Chapter 11 filing for Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States.

Pharmed's attorney, Paul Steven Singerman, fired back that ''the characterization was reckless and unfortunate,'' noting that neither Pharmed nor owners Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes were named in a lawsuit concerning the matter.

"Reckless and unfortunate"? Maybe a little harsh, but hey, that was Andy's nickname in law school.

(I think he can handle it....)