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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...

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...

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...

Federal Regulations, Malpractice, Contract, and Property Law Cases

her home, she must first be established as a reliable witness since she was not present at any of the events but is merely relayin...

Malpractice Lawsuits and Nursing

In eleven pages this paper discusses legal issues of which nurses should be aware, lawsuit avoidance, and the importance of malpra...

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...

Medical Malpractice Insurance and its Importance

In ten pages this paper discuses medical malpractice insurance and its contemporary necessity. Six sources are cited in the bibli...

Reforming Medical Malpractice and Positive Outcomes

In twenty five pages the primary malpractice reform aspects are considered and the question of whether these policies produce bene...

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...

Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitation

for a defined period of time" (Morgan, 2006). The 7 year time period applies when a case could not be discovered because of fraud ...

Nurse Practitioner

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

Doctors on Strike

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

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...

Connecticut and Malpractice Litigation

was initiated, however, the Sabias settled with Humes for $1.35 million, before then moving on to try to get what they could from ...

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 ...

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...

Tort Claim Law in Florida

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

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...

Primary Care and Specialists

managed care, hospitals have found that there is a higher margin of profit in specialized services, such as cardiology, pediatrics...

Three Malpractice Cases

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

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...

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...

Report on Crime Rates in California and Pennsylvania

hundred thousand inhabitants. California reported 193 incidents per one hundred thousand inhabitants, reflecting a 2.2 drop in cri...

Recent Cases on Workplace Sexual Harassment and Policy Protection

three male supervisors subject Suders to what was described as a "continuous barrage of sexual harassment that ceased only when sh...