| Compensating the Expert Medical Malpractice Witness |
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| Before the trial begins, the expert physician and the attorney should have a crystal clear understanding about the amount of the payment and who is responsible for that payment. Generally, it is considered unethical for a medical expert witness to agree to a payment based on the amount of the award. Under agreements between medical societies and bar associations in some states, it is the obligation of the attorney, not the client, to compensate the expert.
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| Dialysis Malpractice |
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| When a patient is afflicted with a serious kidney disease, he or she often undergoes dialysis. During this procedure, the dialysis machine acts as an artificial kidney, and the procedure carries with it the inherent possibility of danger to the patient. Therefore, it is both a life-saving and a life-threatening procedure. It is frequently performed at private, for-profit dialysis centers. Some studies indicate that dialysis patients who have the procedure performed at a private, for-profit center face a statistically significant higher risk of death than those treated at a non-profit center. More... |
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| Gynecology Malpractice in Prescribing an IUD as Birth Control |
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| The number of individuals who rely on some form of artificial contraception for family planning is increasing yearly. Although most forms of birth control are safe and effective, a failure on the part of a gynecologist to take into account the specific needs of a woman when prescribing a birth control devise can lead to serious complications and even death.More... |
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| Retained Foreign Bodies and Medical Malpractice |
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| The Discovery Rule and Medical Malpractice |
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| The Discovery Rule and Medical MalpracticeMore... |
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