Cancer and the Law
Subtitle: A Medical Negligence Guide
Publisher: Blackwell Science
Published: June 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780632048526
Subjects: Cancer; Medical Malpractice; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Medical; Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Law as it applies to other professions; Medicolegal issues; Medical Law & Legislation; Oncology; Law and legislation; Malpractice; Physicians; United States
First sentence: As with all forms of negligence actions, medical negligence claims require the plaintiff or, as they are now known under the new rules of civil procedure, the 'claimant', to prove all three of the following propositions: (1) the existence of a duty of care;