Professional Liability Problems for the Internist
Authors: JOSEPH F. SADUSK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Special Article1 November 1962Professional Liability Problems for the InternistJOSEPH F. SADUSK JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.JOSEPH F. SADUSK JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-5-847 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOver 5 centuries ago, a learned British justice said in a malpractice case: "If a surgeon does so well as he can and employs all of his diligence to the cure, it is not right that he should be held culpable" (1). This basic concept continued through the years and, indeed, was upheld in the American courts in 1897 by the famous William Howard Taft when he said: "A physician is not a warrantor of cures. If . . . a failure to cure were held to be evidence, however slight, of negligence on the part of the physician or...References1. SANDOR AA: The history of professional liability suits in the United States. JAMA 163: 459, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MORRIS RC: "Res ipsa loquitur"—liability without fault. JAMA 163: 1055, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SADUSK JF: Professional liability as a new problem in the practice of medicine. Med. Times 89: 775, 1961. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. SADUSK JF: Analysis of professional factors in medical malpractice claims. JAMA 161: 442, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SADUSKWATERSON JFR: A statistical study of professional liability claims in California: 1957 report of Medical Review and Advisory Board. Calif. Med. 87: 192, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. SADUSK JF: Hazardous fields of medicine in relation to professional liability. JAMA 163: 953, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. OVERTON PR: Rule of "respondeat superior." JAMA 163: 847, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Medicolegal forms with legal analysis, Law Department, American Medical Association, Chicago, 1957. Google Scholar9. TUCKERWATERSON DR: Professional liability insurance—amount of coverage. JAMA 163: 1159, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. SADUSKHASSARDWATERSON JFHR: Analysis of your professional liability policy. Calif. Med. 88: 73, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. BLUM RH: The Management of the Doctor-Patient Relationship, The Blakiston Division, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1960. Google Scholar12. Medicine and the law—professional liability and statutes of limitation. JAMA 164: 187, 1957. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JOSEPH F. SADUSKJR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Washington, D. C.From the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington 7, D. C.Presented at the Forty-third Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 9-13, 1962.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Joseph F. Sadusk, Jr., M.D., The George Washington University Hospital, 901 23rd Street, N. W., Washington 7, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1962Volume 57, Issue 5Page: 847-853KeywordsPrevention, policy, and public healthPreventive medicineSurgeons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1962 PDF downloadLoading ...