What is behind the medical malpractice crisis? What legal reforms would alleviate the crisis? What can you do to prevent litigation? What do you do when you have been sued? Are there alternatives to the current system?
This book focuses on the legal issues that affect physicians, with the aim of arming them with the practical knowledge they need to protect themselves from malpractice claims and other forms of litigation.
The charge was that in a 1982 CBS documentary, Wallace and other personnel had accused the general of “conspiracy at ... While denying the charge, Wallace experienced it as an assault on his integrity, identifying with what countless ...
When patients terminate a treatment relationship, there is no issue of abandonment. Psychiatrists may be sued for medical malpractice under an abandonment claim. The first section of this chapter will review the legal framework for such ...
This book will guide physicians through the process, from the moment they receive a summons until the after-trial appeal process; Author Ilene R. Brenner, M.D. arms the reader with strategies to maximize their chances of a defendant's ...
In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application.
Library of California Medical Malpractice Law Forms addresses issues as they commonly arise through the litigation process--from considering the elements of a malpractice cause of action, through investigating and preparing a case, to ...
Delve into the legal process behind medical malpractice cases with Medical Malpractice: Legal Case Review from Med Mal Reviewer.
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The Jurisprudent Physician is a medical-legal primer that provides an illuminating look at issues, problems, and situations that often unnecessarily baffle, and sometimes intimidate, even the most confident medical practitioners....