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Physician Liability for Assisted Suicide

Physician Liability for Assisted Suicide

Physician assisted suicide is the term used for actions taken by a medical doctor to hasten a terminally ill patient's death. The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that...

Mitigation of Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases

In most tort cases, an injured party is not permitted to just sit back and do nothing to improve his or her own condition following an injury. The same is true in medical malpractice cases. A patient who is injured as the result of the negligence...

Malpractice by Pharmacists

New drugs are rapidly being developed and marketed, and more prescriptions are being written than ever before. The population as a whole is aging, and elderly patients account for about one-third of all drugs consumed. The practice of pharmacy...

Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Malpractice

Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Malpractice

Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is a process under which an ultrasound device is used during labor and birth to record the baby's heart rate, and sometimes...

The Emergency Rule and Medical Malpractice

The Emergency Rule and Medical Malpractice

Emergency situations are an unavoidable part of medical care. Not only do emergencies occur in the emergency room, but emergencies crop up in physicians' offices,...