Medical Malpractice Law and Litigation - Softcover

Walston-Dunham, Beth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401852467 ISBN 13: 9781401852467

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2005

Synopsis

This current and concise text presents a balanced approach to the study of medical malpractice in the United States. Designed to encompass both early history and modern day principles, The Law of Medical Malpractice takes the reader from a brief history of civil liability for professional malfeasance to the anatomy of a lawsuit and the medical malpractice trial. The author provides sample medical records, definitions of medical and legal terminology, and sample legal forms to enhance student comprehension of key concepts. The text provides actual documents to give insight into real world cases and demonstrates how a case progresses from beginning to end. The many applications are based on true cases and provide an accurate depiction of medical malpractice as it exists today.

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Rare book

Review

We may expand coverage of this topic in civil litigation courses, we may even add it within the intro course. I would consider using this book when we offer the class.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1401852467
• ISBN 13: 9781401852467
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368