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Increase in Frivolous Sexual Harassment Litigation

the plaintiff take care of things the old fashioned way, or was he using a common sense approach? The case in question involves ...

Liposuction and Its Risks

all across the country. Lisa had gone to see Dr. Geffner for treatment of a simple skin rash, but while waiting in his outer offi...

4 Types of Legal Issues

only non-identifying information about the other person, such as physical descriptions, age, basic medical data, hobbies, and such...

Malpractice and the Nursing Profession

in the profession. As long ago as 1990, at least one author was addressing in print the problems that hospitals were having not o...

Pros and Cons of Medical Malpractice Suit Capping

used quite frequently by supporters of caps are that todays medical liability has meant skyrocketing rates for medical malpractice...

Issues of Medical Malpractice

add more subheadings. Introduction The cost of medical malpractice insurance continues to be a nationwide issue of concern for h...

Pros and Cons of Medical Malpractice Caps

states that "nearly 100,000 people [are] dying yearly because of preventable errors," and suggests that if the medical world would...

Debate on Caps Being Placed on Medical Malpractice

While some might consider this a step in the right direction, trial lawyers and victims of medical abuses do not agree. The Associ...

Tort Reform and Medical Malpractice

the implications and recourse citizens have in regard to torts. What determines whether or not an individual seeks tort action an...

Medical Practices and the Effects of Malpractice

hopefully - ultimately - reduce malpractice premiums. In its most basic form, the medical malpractice liability system has ...

Resolution to the Crisis in Healthcare Proposal

the rising health care costs for all Americans. Presently, individual health insurance is prohibitively expensive for many familie...

Civil Litigation and the Acquittal of Tyco's Mark Belnick

had been accused of failing to properly disclose more than $14 million in relocation loans to buy property in New York and Utah, a...

Proposed Tort Reform

significant (Albert, 2004). As indicated by the position of the ATLA (1994), "defensive medicine" refers to tests or procedures th...

Ethics and a Medical Malpractice Case Study

However, this feeble attempt at legal protection goes directly against another California law - termed a crime of sexual exploitat...

Supporting Argument for Operating Room Cameras

incidence of post-surgical infection (Weir, 2004). It therefore stands to reason that including cameras in the operating room wou...

Legal Liability of Surgeons

items accounted for 8 percent of successful medical negligence claims, and failed or delayed diagnosis accounted for another 7 per...

Five Questions on Medical Law

himself to be placed in charge of Thompsons case, he assumed the responsibility of having all adequate medical knowledge to pursue...

Criminality of Medical Malpractice

one and it is Negligent mal practice. In this form of malpractice there is considered to be no criminal intent or dishonest behavi...

Doctors on Strike

some physicians are either limiting their practice or leaving the field entirely. Since the U.S. is already experiencing a shortag...

Nurse Practitioner

collaborating physicians name. Authority to prescribe controlled substances includes Schedule II-V as outlined in the prescribers ...

Maryland, Germany, Sweden, the UK, and Negligence or Medical Malpractice

responsible body of medical men skilled in that particular art" (Lexis, 2005). This test is referred to as the Bolam test ...

Scenario on Malpractice in Nursing

when he cannot feel a pulse. A new nurse, a first year graduate, Sally enters the room, sees Long and runs out. She encounters Nur...

Statute of Limitations/Medical Malpractice

("Statute of Limitations"). SOLs differ from state-to-state and also depending on the type of legal claim that is involved. Actua...

LITIGATION AND THE STATE COURTS -- CALIFORNIA

decisions are binding on all other California courts (Fact Sheet - California Judicial Branch). Like the higher-level courts in ot...

Litigation in America and France

p. 651). The main idea is that the "sharp clash of proofs" presented by the two sides, with the lawyers for each party representin...

Tort Claim Law in Florida

the legal process. They provide a vitally necessary mechanism by which individuals can hold governmental institutions responsible ...

Medical Malpractice, Overview of State Statutes

This research paper discusses issues relevant to medical malpractice tort reform. The statutes of Oregon and Virginia are describe...

Three Malpractice Cases

This paper pertains to three malpractice cases. The cases are described, questions pertaining to the case are presented, and the w...

Malpractice Case, the Statute of Limitations

This research paper describes a malpractice suit, focusing on issues pertaining to the statute of limitations. Four pages in lengt...

The Flaws in the Peer Review System

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on the use of the peer review system for physicians in situations of potential medic...