As medical negligence has increased lately, we must examine the factors that have contributed to this outcome to reduce the likelihood of it happening again in the future. The duty of care refers to ...

Learn about unintentional torts like negligence, the three conditions needed to prove them, and how they impact injury, ...

According to the American Medical Association (AMA), 31.2% of US physicians have been sued or faced legal action against them. Though accidents happen every day, some can result in serious harm.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In recent years cases have been brought in various jurisdictions involving claims against doctors by persons who are not their patients. The ...

Tort law is the branch of law that deals with civil wrongs, including negligence, that come from sources other than breaches of contracts. Both businesses and individuals may be legally and ...

The Michigan Law Review began publication in 1902 and is the sixth oldest legal journal in the country. The Review originally was intended as a forum for the faculty of the Law Department to publish ...

Fire and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies are no stranger to litigation of all types–from criminal to civil claims in local and federal courts. Daily, we see in the news that fire departments ...

To get their mind wrapped around negligence, Curt Varone points firefighters and officers in the direction of something with which they already are familiar: the fire triangle and the fire tetrahedron ...