| Physician/patient relationship |
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| Every doctor has a duty to reasonably care for and treat his or her patient, and a violation of that duty is medical malpractice. The core of the physician's duty comes from the existence of a physician/patient relationship, without which a claim of malpractice cannot be made despite the fact that a patient has suffered an injury. The law recognizes that a very special relationship exists between a doctor and his patient, creating the physician's duty of trust and fidelity to all those he treats. The law also recognizes that a patient who has been injured by a doctor while in this special relationship may be able to recover for his injuries. More... |
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| Failure to Prevent Suicide |
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| A physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist is treating a patient, and during the treatment period, the patient unfortunately takes his own life. The family members are anguished and angry, and they claim that the doctor was negligent in failing to take the proper steps to prevent the tragic event. The question of whether or not they will prevail in a medical malpractice action depends on the specific facts of the case, focusing on the reasonableness of the treatment in light of the patient's history. More... |
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| National Practitioner Data Bank |
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| National Practitioner Data Bank More... |
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| False Imprisonment |
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| False Imprisonment More... |
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| Retained Foreign Bodies and Medical Malpractice |
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| Retained Foreign Bodies and Medical Malpractice More... |
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