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Radiation Injuries: Statute Of Limitations Inadequacies In Tort Cases, Samuel D. Estep, Thomas W. Van Dyke Mar 1964

Radiation Injuries: Statute Of Limitations Inadequacies In Tort Cases, Samuel D. Estep, Thomas W. Van Dyke

Michigan Law Review

Some injuries from overexposure to radiation may manifest themselves within existing statutory limitations periods, at least under some liberal ( or loose) judicial interpretations. Many injurious manifestations, however, will not arise for a great many years after exposure; it is the thesis of this article that some new legislative solutions must be adopted. Limiting the right to sue to the existing time periods as construed by many courts will be manifestly unfair to plaintiffs. A blanket, unconditional extension of the time period to as much as thirty years for all cases regardless of the local rule as to when the …


Defense Against Res Ipsa In Medical Malpractice, Howard M. Rossen Jan 1964

Defense Against Res Ipsa In Medical Malpractice, Howard M. Rossen

Cleveland State Law Review

In a res ipsa loquitur case the injured party is deemed in no position to explain the cause, while the party charged may begin a position to show himself free from negligence. If the plaintiff has equal or superior means of information, the doctrine does not apply. The question is really one of duty on the part of the defendant. Res ipsa loquitur leads only to a possible (not mandatory) inference that the defendant has not complied with his duty to use skill and care, and is not in itself proof that he was under a specific duty. This question …


Statute Of Limitations In Malpractice Actions, Ernest A. Cieslinski Jan 1964

Statute Of Limitations In Malpractice Actions, Ernest A. Cieslinski

Cleveland State Law Review

The ill-treated patient has sought redress for medical malpractice by actions that sound in tort, in contract, or in fraud. As with other actions, the underlying policy of "peace and repose" of all statutes of limitations dictates that these actions be timely. In Ohio, for example, the time limit for an action for malpractice is one year.


Pennsylvania's Good Samaritan Statute - An Answer To The Medical Profession's Dilemma, Joseph F. Busacca Jan 1964

Pennsylvania's Good Samaritan Statute - An Answer To The Medical Profession's Dilemma, Joseph F. Busacca

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Malpractice In Dental Anesthesiology, Allen L. Perry Jan 1964

Malpractice In Dental Anesthesiology, Allen L. Perry

Cleveland State Law Review

Cases invovlving dental anesthesia reveal that breaches of the duty to use proper skill and care have occurred in selection of the type of anesthetic, method of administration, failure to examine the patient, use of unsterile instruments, failure to use safety devices, and failure to properly care for patients under the influence of anesthesia. Persons practicing dental anesthesiology, like those pracing medicine and surgery, must be duly able and careful. This rule is elementary and is founded on considerations of public policy. Whenever the behavior of a dentist or dental anesthesiologist has been of a nature such that a dereliction …


Torts - Limitation Of Actions - Malpractice Statute Of Limitations Does Not Accrue Until Patient Discovers That Negligently Administered Anesthesia Is The Cause Of The Injury, Robert M. Schwartz Jan 1964

Torts - Limitation Of Actions - Malpractice Statute Of Limitations Does Not Accrue Until Patient Discovers That Negligently Administered Anesthesia Is The Cause Of The Injury, Robert M. Schwartz

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.