Medical Malpractice
| Responsible Parties in Medical Malpractice Cases Other Than Physicians - An Overview |
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| When we think about filing a medical malpractice claim, our first thought is to name the physician in charge of treatment as the defendant in the action. However, medical malpractice is not limited to the conduct of medical doctors. Any providers of healthcare, such as nurses, anesthesiologists, healthcare facilities, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, may have been negligent, leading to injury of a patient. More... |
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| Medical Malpractice Actions under the Federal Tort Claims Act |
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| Generally, there is a waiver of liability for the malpractice committed by employees of the United States government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The government is substituted for the physician as a party in medical malpractice actions, and the remedy against the government is exclusive. The federal courts have sole jurisdiction in cases under the FTCA, and a judge without a jury tries them. More... |
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| Negligence Versus Assault and Battery |
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| A patient is injured by a physician's conduct. In making a claim for recovery of damages against the physician, is the proper action based in negligence or in the intentional tort of assault and battery? More... |
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| Psychotherapy Malpractice |
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| Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychological methods. This form of treatment does not include physiological interventions, such as drug therapy or electrotherapy, although it may be used in combination with such methods. Psychotherapists, like all other medical practitioners, are required to treat their patients with a certain standard of care. If they fail, and if the patient is injured, they may be held financially responsible for those injuries. More... |
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| Ophthalmologic Malpractice |
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| Most malpractice claims arising from the treatment of the eyes result from four basic areas: failure to diagnose a foreign body in the eye; failure to diagnose a disease of the eye like glaucoma; failure to diagnose a medical condition that is outside of the eye but that causes symptoms in the eye; and poor results from cosmetic eye surgery. More... |
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