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The House Of Lords And The Discontinuation Of Artificial Nutrition And Hydration: An Ethical Analysis Of The Tony Bland Case, Moira M. Mcqueen, James L. Walsh Oct 2017

The House Of Lords And The Discontinuation Of Artificial Nutrition And Hydration: An Ethical Analysis Of The Tony Bland Case, Moira M. Mcqueen, James L. Walsh

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Aids In The Workplace: Discrimination By Ignorance Oct 2017

Aids In The Workplace: Discrimination By Ignorance

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Withholding Or Withdrawing Artificial Nutrition And Hydration From Terminally Ill And Permanently Unconscious Patients: Some Recent Case Law And Contemporary Catholic Theology, Peter J. Ausili Oct 2017

Withholding Or Withdrawing Artificial Nutrition And Hydration From Terminally Ill And Permanently Unconscious Patients: Some Recent Case Law And Contemporary Catholic Theology, Peter J. Ausili

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Termination Of Medical Treatment: Imminent Legislative Issues, Dennis J. Horan Oct 2017

Termination Of Medical Treatment: Imminent Legislative Issues, Dennis J. Horan

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Termination Of Medical Treatment: Imminent Legislative Issues, Robert C. Robinson Oct 2017

Termination Of Medical Treatment: Imminent Legislative Issues, Robert C. Robinson

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Provisions Of Uncompensated Care In American Hospitals: The Role Of The Tax Code, The Federal Courts, Catholic Health Care Facilities, And Local Governments In Defining The Problem Of Access For The Poor, Charles J. Milligan, Jr. Sep 2017

Provisions Of Uncompensated Care In American Hospitals: The Role Of The Tax Code, The Federal Courts, Catholic Health Care Facilities, And Local Governments In Defining The Problem Of Access For The Poor, Charles J. Milligan, Jr.

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Decisions To Forego Medical Treatment: The Preferred Medical, Ethical, And Legal Approach, J. Stuart Showalter Sep 2017

Decisions To Forego Medical Treatment: The Preferred Medical, Ethical, And Legal Approach, J. Stuart Showalter

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Compulsory Medical Treatment Of Adults, Peter J. Riga Apr 2017

Compulsory Medical Treatment Of Adults, Peter J. Riga

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


The Time Of Death - A Legal, Ethical And Medical Dilemma, John E. Pearson Mar 2017

The Time Of Death - A Legal, Ethical And Medical Dilemma, John E. Pearson

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Human Organ Transplantation: Legal Aspects, Thomas J. Ford Dec 2016

Human Organ Transplantation: Legal Aspects, Thomas J. Ford

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.


State Medical Malpractice Screening Panels In Federal Diversity Actions, Vincent C. Alexander Jan 1980

State Medical Malpractice Screening Panels In Federal Diversity Actions, Vincent C. Alexander

Faculty Publications

During the early 1970's, a medical malpractice crisis was perceived in the United States. An increasing number of costly and time-consuming lawsuits alleging medical malpractice against doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers caused malpractice insurers to raise premiums substantially, which in turn threatened to curtail the availability of adequate health care at reasonable cost. State legislatures responded to the crisis with a variety of substantive and procedural measures intended to reduce the number of litigated claims and the size of jury awards. One of the principal steps taken in a majority of states was the creation of extrajudicial panels …