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Medical Malpractice As Murder? Using Root Cause Analysis As A Guiding Framework For Criminal Medical Malpractice, Kinsey Novak Booth Feb 2024

Medical Malpractice As Murder? Using Root Cause Analysis As A Guiding Framework For Criminal Medical Malpractice, Kinsey Novak Booth

West Virginia Law Review

Unprecedented criminal prosecutions for medical errors have increased throughout the nation: A Tennessee nurse was charged with reckless homicide for an isolated medication error; two South Carolina nurses were charged with criminal neglect for failing to change a wound dressing for just two days; and an Ohio pharmacist was charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to detect that a solution contained too much sodium. Introducing criminal charges for cases of typical medical malpractice, which are most often the result of system failures, will dismantle hospitals’ error-reporting systems and lead to long-term catastrophic results for patient safety. This Note applies system …


Medical Professional Liability Litigation In West Virginia: Part Ii, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Jennifer M. Mankins Jan 2012

Medical Professional Liability Litigation In West Virginia: Part Ii, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Jennifer M. Mankins

West Virginia Law Review

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Medical Professional Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Rob J. Aliff Jackson Kelly Pllc Jan 2003

Medical Professional Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr., Rob J. Aliff Jackson Kelly Pllc

West Virginia Law Review

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Simplifying The Law In Medical Malpractice: The Use Of Practice Guidelines As The Standard Of Care In Medical Malpractice Litigation, Sam A. Mcconkey Iv Jan 1995

Simplifying The Law In Medical Malpractice: The Use Of Practice Guidelines As The Standard Of Care In Medical Malpractice Litigation, Sam A. Mcconkey Iv

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hospital Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr. Jun 1993

Hospital Liability In West Virginia, Thomas J. Hurney Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Dimarco V. Lynch Homes-Chester County, Inc.: How Far Should West Virginia Go In Extension Of Physician Liability For Transmission Of Communicable Disease, Rebecca Coffield Moore Jun 1992

Dimarco V. Lynch Homes-Chester County, Inc.: How Far Should West Virginia Go In Extension Of Physician Liability For Transmission Of Communicable Disease, Rebecca Coffield Moore

West Virginia Law Review

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A Free Market Analysis Of The Effects Of Medical Malpractice Damage Cap Statutes: Can We Afford To Live With Inefficient Doctors, Franklin D. Cleckley, Govind Hariharan Sep 1991

A Free Market Analysis Of The Effects Of Medical Malpractice Damage Cap Statutes: Can We Afford To Live With Inefficient Doctors, Franklin D. Cleckley, Govind Hariharan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nursing Malpractice--The Nurse's Duty To Follow Orders, Barbara R. Benninger Jun 1988

Nursing Malpractice--The Nurse's Duty To Follow Orders, Barbara R. Benninger

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tort Liability Of Institutional Review Boards, Linda Bordas Sep 1984

Tort Liability Of Institutional Review Boards, Linda Bordas

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Torts-Res Ipsa Loquitur In Medical Malpractice, Martin J. Glasser Jun 1968

Torts-Res Ipsa Loquitur In Medical Malpractice, Martin J. Glasser

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Torts--Effect Of A Release Of An Original Tort Feasor Upon The Malpractice Of Attending Physician, Louis S. Southworth Ii Apr 1967

Torts--Effect Of A Release Of An Original Tort Feasor Upon The Malpractice Of Attending Physician, Louis S. Southworth Ii

West Virginia Law Review

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Evidence--Medical Malpractice--Expert Testimony Of Defendant Physician When Called As Adverse Witness, K. Paul Davis Feb 1967

Evidence--Medical Malpractice--Expert Testimony Of Defendant Physician When Called As Adverse Witness, K. Paul Davis

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.