| Hospital Liability for Defective Medical Equipment |
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| Hospital Liability for Defective Medical EquipmentMore... |
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| Spoliation of Evidence |
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| Spoliation of EvidenceMore... |
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| Sexual Relationship between a Psychotherapist and a Patient |
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| It is a known risk of therapy that a patient who is troubled, vulnerable, or suggestible may become overly attached to the therapist and may consent to sexual contact. This attachment to a therapist is so well known that it has been given a title. "Transference" describes a situation where a patient displaces feelings about another person and redirects them towards the therapist. Transference, while a normal and often important part of the therapeutic process, carries with it a great potential for abuse by the therapist.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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| Liability Resulting from the Use of Antibiotics |
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| You wake up in the morning not feeling well, you make a quick phone call to your doctor and describe your symptoms to the staff person who answered the telephone, and within an hour, you have a prescription for antibiotics in your hand. The increased use of antibiotics in this country has been labeled "promiscuous," and it is criticized by many conscientious physicians. More... |
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