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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Faculty Scholarship

1985

Hospital liability

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Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't: Hospitals' Liability For Physicians' Malpractice, Diane M. Janulis, Alan D. Hornstein Jan 1985

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't: Hospitals' Liability For Physicians' Malpractice, Diane M. Janulis, Alan D. Hornstein

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This Article explores some of the problems hospitals face in avoiding liability for the negligence of their independent contractors. After a critical analysis of the theories underlying imposition of liability, we discuss the sometimes conflicting public policy considerations respecting the mandates given to the modern hospital as these mandates affect hospitals’ liability.

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