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Medical Malpractice
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The doctor-patient relationship has been defined differently through the
years. In the beginning it developed into a "common calling" which meant
doctors practiced medicine as a duty to their patients. Laws were developed to
protect patients, therefore doctors used proper care and expert skill. ....
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....led against doctors. Liability for negligence will not be
found unless the following factors are present: (a) the defendant must owe a
duty to the plaintiff to exercise care; (b) the defendant must breach the
standard of care established by law for his/her conduct; (c) the plaintiff
must suffer loss or injury as a result of this breach; (d) the conduct of the
defendant must be the "proximate cause" of the plaintiff's loss or injury. (
Picard, Ellen I. p. 29) In the case of Adderly v..... |
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