| Loss of Parental Consortium |
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| Loss of Parental ConsortiumMore... |
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| Failure to Diagnose a Heart Attack |
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| Around the world, millions of people die each year from cardiovascular disease, and in the United States, it is the leading cause of death. A heart attack is defined as an injury to the heart muscle resulting from a lack of oxygen-filled blood. An interruption of the flow of blood to the heart can be caused by a blood clot, atherosclerosis, or a coronary artery spasm.More... |
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| Judicial Reduction of Damage Awards |
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| Judicial Reduction of Damage AwardsMore... |
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| False Imprisonment |
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| False ImprisonmentMore... |
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| 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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