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Hospital Nurses And Tort Liability, Gabrielle G. Kinkela, Robert V. Kinkela
Hospital Nurses And Tort Liability, Gabrielle G. Kinkela, Robert V. Kinkela
Cleveland State Law Review
What factors have influenced the courts in the development of their current attitude toward hospitals? Are the emerging concepts reasonable, or are they indicia of a pendulum swinging too far in the direction of the patient? What are the consequences for the nurse? These are the questions to which the ensuing treatment of one aspect of tort liability is addressed.
Physician's Liability For Torts Of Hospital Employees, Irene E. Svete
Physician's Liability For Torts Of Hospital Employees, Irene E. Svete
Cleveland State Law Review
Why should a treating physician be held liable for any lack of treatment on the part of the hospital employees? On what basis can such a conclusion be reached? An agency relationship was considered as existing between the parties, making the physician liable for the actions of the hospital employees. He was the "Captain of the Ship," the one in control of the patient's treatment and care. Only he was answerable for resulting injury and death from lack of said treatment. The "Captain" will be held liable for others' negligence where the acts performed by them are under conditions where …