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Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Medical Malpractice The Year In Review, Phillip C. Stone, Charles F. Hilton

University of Richmond Law Review

In its 1989 session, the General Assembly amended several medical malpractice statutes. Perhaps the most important changes expanded the definition of "health care provider" under the Medical Malpractice Act (the "Act"), and clarified the qualification requirements for expert witnesses.

Who Cares?: The Evolution Of The Legal Duty To Provide Emergency Care, Karen H. Rothenberg

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Case Digest, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Agency for International Development's Adoption of Policy Placing Abortion-Related Restrictions on Grants to Nongovernmental Organizations Upheld DKT Memorial Fund Ltd. v. Agency for International Development 887 F.2d 275 (D.C. Cir.1989)

Federal Long-Arm Statute Authorizes Assertion of Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Holder of United States Patent in Patent Ownership Suit National Patent Development Corporation v. T.J. Smith & Nephew Ltd. 877 F.2d 1003 (D.C. Cir.1989) (en banc)

Venue over Alien Defendants in Antitrust Suit Proper in any United States Federal District Court under Alien Venue AcT-Go-Video, Inc. v. Akai Electric Co., Ltd. 885 F.2d 1406(9th Cir. 1989)

INS Oral Notice to …

From Driving To Drugs: Governmental Regulation Of Pregnant Women's Lives After Webster, Dawn E. Johnsen

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Why Clinical Trials Of Aids Vaccines Are Premature, Wendy K. Mariner

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Amici For Appellees: Brief For Bioethicists For Privacy As Amicus Curiae Supporting Appelles Brief For Bioethicists For Privacy As Amicus Curiae Supporting Appellees, George J. Annas, Leonard H. Glantz, Wendy K. Mariner

Faculty Scholarship

Amicus is an ad hoc group of 57 philosophers, theologians, attorneys and physicians .. .who teach medical ethics to medical students and physicians. The members believe that permitting competent adults to make important, personal medical decisions in consultation with their physician is a fundamental principle of medical ethics, and that the doctor-patient relationship deserves the constitutional protection the Court has afforded it under the right of privacy.

Bioethics And Law: The Second Stage – Balancing Intelligent Consent And Individual Autonomy, Judith C. Areen

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The principle that government rests on the consent of the governed eventually spread beyond the political arena to alter such private behavior as the relationship between physician and patient. This Article examines the successive transformations of the principle of consent as it has developed in the field of law and bioethics from bare consent to informed consent, and then, more strikingly, to beyond informed consent. This most recent form of the principle may prove to be every bit as revolutionary as the idea of popular sovereignty in 17th century England.

The Politics Of Aids: Compulsory State Powers, Public Health, And Civil Liberties, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article argues that compulsory public powers are justified only if they meet the following criteria: there is a significant risk of transmission of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) virus; the public health response is efficacious in preventing a primary mode of transmission of the virus; the economic, practical, or human rights burdens are not disproportionate to the public health benefits; and the public health power is the least restrictive alternative that would prevent viral transmission.

The author carefully examines the levels of risk posed by behavior which can potentially transmit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and demonstrates that compulsory …

Hospitals, Health Care Professionals, And Aids: The "Right To Know" The Health Status Of Professionals And Patients, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article addresses why patients and health care professionals (HCPs) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should have autonomy and privacy rights to choose whether to consent to an HIV test and to disclose their serologic status. It also demonstrates that the risk of HIV transmission in health care settings is exceedingly low, that it is probably lower than other well-accepted risks taken by patients and professionals, and that there are other less intrusive ways to further reduce the risk. The article concludes that knowledge of a patient's serologic status is unlikely to reduce risk, since no effective action could be …

What's Current In Asbestos Regulations, Janis L. Kirkland

University of Richmond Law Review

Asbestos, once valued as a superb insulator, is now recognized as a deadly carcinogen. The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") estimates that 733,000 public and commercial buildings in the United States contain friable asbestos or asbestos-containing materials. Thus, it is not surprising that an avalanche of litigation has resulted from concerns over exposure to asbestos.

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Law Of Continuing Care Facilities In North Carolina, Harry E. Groves

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

Florida's Omnibus Aids Act Of 1988, Robert Craig Waters

Florida State University Law Review

In response to the growing fears and sometimes irrational attitudes associated with the deadly disease AIDS, the 1988 Florida Legislature passed the Omnibus AIDS Act, affecting twelve substantive areas of law. In this Article, the author examines each of these areas, suggests the most likely interpretation the courts will accord the new provisions, and makes recommendations to correct oversights and inconsistencies in existing laws.

Board Of Pharmacy, K. Murphy Mallinger

California Regulatory Law Reporter

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Board Of Examiners In Veterinary Medicine, D. Kelly

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Board Of Dental Examiners, M. Lally

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Board Of Vocational Nurse And Psychiatric Technician Examiners, M. Nelson

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Board Of Chiropractic Examiners, J. Polgrean

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Osteopathic Medical Board Of California, E. D'Angelo

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Board Of Medical Quality Assurance, A. Maletis, K. Murphy Mallinger, D. Wyzga

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Board Of Registered Nursing, K. Rager

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Board Of Optometry, M. Shaffer

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Board Of Examiners Of Nursing Home Administrators, J. Hardy

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Health Law—Vaccine Injuries—Federal Law Prescribes Procedures For Alternatives To Tort Actions For Vaccine-Related Injuries. The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act Of 1986. 43 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 To -34 (Supp. Iv 1986)., Victoria Bennett

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Medical Surveillance Damages: A Solution To The Inadequate Compensation Of Toxic Tort Victims, Alan T. Slagel

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Indigent Defendant's Right To Psychiatric Assistance: Ake V. Oklahoma 470 U.S. 68 (1985), Kevin T. Smith

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.

An Economic Analysis Of Liability For Aids-Contaminated Blood Products, George Ferrell

Seattle University Law Review

The purpose of this Comment is to develop an economic analysis of possible blood products liability rules in order to determine what the effects of such rules are on blood users and providers. To the extent that current liability rules fail to promote an efficient allocation of risks and resources, this Comment will propose changes designed to correct such deficiencies.

Health Care As A Laboratory For The Study Of Law And Policy, Clark C. Havighurst

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

A "Bioethics" Approach To Teaching Health Law, Alexander Morgan Capron

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Financing Uncompensated Care: An Approach To The Issues, James F. Blumstein

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.