Malpractice Survey: A Survey Of 242 Dental Negligence Cases With Breakdown As To The Sex Of The Defendant Dentist
In the past 12 years, I have been requested to review 242 medical legal cases to evaluate them for dental negligence. Of the cases reviewed, the majority of them had unfortunate results to which the patients attributed to malpractice. The purpose of this article is not to assess the merit of these litigations, but to educate the dental practitioner as to the types of treatment which may result in a greater incidence of legal claims, so that they will be better prepared to avoid them
The Objective Analysis Of The Medical Negligence Case
An upset client sits in your office and describes the circumstances of medical care which have resulted in severe injury to a loved family member. The client wants to know whether the family should pursue the matter. Whether you should undertake this representation is a complex analysis, but if you read further, I'll tell you how I analyze cases
The Law Protects From Professionals Who Mislead The Public
Attorneys, accountants, dentists and physicians, like others who sell services to the public often seem to have an inflated opinion of themselves and their services. Sales "puffery" or "puffing" has been part of the market place since the beginning of time and is not outlawed
Management Mistakes in Healthcare: A Disturbing Silence
The belated but formal acknowledgement of medical errors and their impact has been well documented.1 Curiously, the topic of management or executive mistakes in healthcare is not raised in professional meetings nor, until recently, addressed by an article in health administration journals
Conscience, Ethics, And The Law In Munchausen Syndrome, Malingering, And Other Forms Of Medical Deception
Challenging legal and ethical questions swirl around factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, and/or malingering, muddying the already darkened waters through which health care professionals must tread. As cases in this book have illustrated, bold moves that in some instances were ethically and legally questionable have been taken by medical personnel
What Should Be The Standard Of Care For The Surveillance Of Cancer
The authors reviewed pathology reports of 590 patients who underwent total proctocolectomy or restorative proctocolectomy for chronic ulcerative colitis at the Mount Sinai Medical Center between 1987 and 1999
Revisiting "Serving Two Masters" in California and Particularly the Tripartite Relationship Insurance Defense Counsel Share With the Insured Client and Their Principal Insurers
Almost two years ago, we suggested depublication of an appellate decision which confused the attorney client relationship between insurance defense counsel and their client(s). "Conflicts-Representation adverse to a present client must be measured against the duty of undivided loyalty, which every attorney owes to each client
