Medical malpractice : avoiding, adjudicating & litigating in the challenging new climate

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Law Library — 2nd Floor Collection (2nd floor)

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KF8925.M3 O74 2014
Status
Available

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Summary

Medical Malpractice guides lawyers who are intent on attaining compensation for the errors that can occur in today's evolving healthcare arena or who are engaged in defending a modern malpractice case. This book provides an extensive overview of today's changed medical landscape as well as specific and practical ways to approach a medical malpractice case from the moment a potential plaintiff or defendant enters the door to the announcement of the jury verdict.

Contents

Overview of the changing world of medical malpractice -- The new malpractice defendants -- The new approach to the selection and initial investigation of a potential medical malpractice case -- The new standards for researching a medical malpractice case -- "Make of Break" considerations for litigating a medical malpractive case today -- Telemedicine liability -- Risks for retailers: Medical errors of in-store and urgent-care clinics -- Health centers' immunity from malpractice -- Litigation procedure steps for claims against the "Deemed Federal" clinic -- Health clinic quality of service: Legal and regulatory issues -- Resolving injury claims without litigation -- Accessing the key sources of information -- Governmental oversight of medical provider errors -- The impacts of product liability for drug and device marketers on medical patient injury compensation -- Future issues in medical malpractice.

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