Professional Malpractice
This is FindLaw’s collection of Professional Malpractice articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Malpractice law provides the rules and procedures for holding professionals responsible for the harm that results from their carelessness. People depend on doctors, lawyers, accountants, and other experts to perform their jobs prudently. All states provide a means for malpractice victims to pursue recourse, but some jurisdictions place caps on the amount of money a victim can recover. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Professional Malpractice Articles
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Legal Issues Involved in Drug Use for Head Injury
The increasing use of drug therapy for the head-injured patient is discussed elsewhere in this issue. As this expanded use of drug therapy for the head-injured patient grows, so do the legal requirements protecting those with head injury. Previous ...
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Late Diagnosis of Treatable Cancers
For most cancers, the earlier treatment begins, the better the prognosis. In fact, many cancers can be cured if detected early. Unfortunately, many types of cancer are not discovered because doctors, including general practitioners and OB/GYNs, fail ...
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Misdiagnoses by Emergency Room Doctors
Unfortunately, emergency room doctors can make mistakes, and failing to correctly diagnose patients can put the patients in worse situations. When an emergency room doctor fails to act according to the proper standard of care by misdiagnosing a ...
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Investigations By A Medical Peer Review Committee Are Not Discoverable Unless The Committee Consents To Production Of Information In Writing
In Re the University of Texas Health Center, opinion delivered October 26, 2000, 2000 WL 1591005 involved the granting of a writ of mandamus in which the Texas Supreme Court held that the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler (hereinafter ...
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Informed Consent in Clinical Trials
Quinn v. Abiomed Inc. – Widow of Butch Quinn, recipient of an artificial heart, is suing the hospital and manufacturer of the heart alleging that the information that they received prior to his implantation was insufficient to properly inform them ...
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Informed Consent for Medical Procedures in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania law requires that physicians acting in nonemergency situations first must obtain their patients' "informed consent" prior to performing surgical or operative procedures. The doctrine of informed consent requires that a physician ...
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Informed Consent and the Minor Child
Every patient has the constitutional right, based on the rights of privacy and self-determination, to decide what medical treatment he or she will receive. This is no less true for minor children who have received a head injury. The only difference ...
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How to Resolve a Grievance with an HMO
With the increase in enrollment by many Florida individuals, families, and employer groups in a health maintenance organization (HMO) health plan, there have been increases in subscriber grievances. As part of its public awareness function, the ...
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How are Catastrophic Injury, Wrongful Death and Birth Injury Cases Handled in Texas?
After the victim of a personal injury or the family member of a person killed in an accident contacts an attorney, he or she will most likely make a blue print of the personal injury case. It is the job of the personal injury lawyer to examine ...
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HMO Medical Directors and Professional Sanctions
ONE OF THE ONGOING accomplishments of managed care has been the ability of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other managed care plans to reduce health-care costs by curbing unnecessary treatments and tests, shortening inpatient hospital ...
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