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1995

Medical Jurisprudence

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Medical Process Patents And Patient Privacy Rights, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 131 (1995), Jeffrey A. Taylor Jan 1995

Medical Process Patents And Patient Privacy Rights, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 131 (1995), Jeffrey A. Taylor

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The author analyzes the patentability of medical processes and the effect patentability has on the right to privacy essential in a physician-patient relationship. Part II of the comment provides a the legal background on the issue of the patentability of medical processes. Part III examines the impact of enforcing medical process patents and the effect disclosure of medical records has upon the privacy of the physician-patient relationship when owners of patents try to expose patent infringement. Part IV advocates that Congress should amend the Patent Act to preserve patient privacy rights when infringement is investigated. According to the author, such …


Restatement (Second) Of Torts Section 324a: An Innovative Theory Of Recovery For Patients Injured Through Use Or Misuse Of Health Care Information Services, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 73 (1995), Lisa L. Dahm Jan 1995

Restatement (Second) Of Torts Section 324a: An Innovative Theory Of Recovery For Patients Injured Through Use Or Misuse Of Health Care Information Services, 14 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 73 (1995), Lisa L. Dahm

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

The author in this comment discusses how developments in information technology and widespread utilization of technology and software in the patient care context raise the issue of clinical liability for health care information systems vendors. The comment discusses a theory of recovery of tort damages for the negligence of health care information systems vendors under section 324A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts. Section 324A provides in essence that "one who undertakes ... for consideration, to render services to another which he should recognize as necessary for the protection of a third person ... is subject to liability to the …


A.D.A.M. -- The Computer Generated Cadaver: A New Development In Medical Malpractice And Personal Injury Litigation, 13 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 313 (1995), André M. Thapedi Jan 1995

A.D.A.M. -- The Computer Generated Cadaver: A New Development In Medical Malpractice And Personal Injury Litigation, 13 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 313 (1995), André M. Thapedi

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

A.D.A.M. is a CD-ROM based, interactive, anatomical program that permits the user to view and observe the anatomical aspect of the human body used in medical schools throughout the United States. A.D.A.M. and its female counterpart E.V.E., use high-resolution graphics and color animation to show views of the human body from every conceivable angle simulating various traumas to the body. Utilizing a mouse, the A.D.A.M. user can "point and click" to reveal the various parts of the human body. Potentially, attorneys can use A.D.A.M. to demonstrate injuries and surgeries to the trier of fact in a trial proceeding. The trial …


Obligations Of Hiv-Infected Health Professionals To Inform Patients Of Their Serological Status: Evolving Theories Of Liability, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 317 (1994), Theodore R. Leblang Jan 1995

Obligations Of Hiv-Infected Health Professionals To Inform Patients Of Their Serological Status: Evolving Theories Of Liability, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 317 (1994), Theodore R. Leblang

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The Aids Epidemic And Health Care Reform, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 279 (1994), William A. Bradford Jr., Michelle A. Zavos Jan 1995

The Aids Epidemic And Health Care Reform, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 279 (1994), William A. Bradford Jr., Michelle A. Zavos

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Doctors, Aids, And Confidentiality In The 1990s, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 331 (1994), Sheila Taub Jan 1995

Doctors, Aids, And Confidentiality In The 1990s, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 331 (1994), Sheila Taub

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The Americans With Disabilities Act And Refusals To Provide Medical Care To Persons With Hiv/Aids, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 347 (1994), Jack P. Desario, James D. Slack Jan 1995

The Americans With Disabilities Act And Refusals To Provide Medical Care To Persons With Hiv/Aids, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 347 (1994), Jack P. Desario, James D. Slack

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If I Tell You, Will You Treat Me, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 363 (1994), Mauro A. Montoya Jr. Jan 1995

If I Tell You, Will You Treat Me, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 363 (1994), Mauro A. Montoya Jr.

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Perinatal Transmission Of Hiv: Cause For The Resurrection Of Wrongful Life, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 393 (1994), John F. Hernandez Jan 1995

Perinatal Transmission Of Hiv: Cause For The Resurrection Of Wrongful Life, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 393 (1994), John F. Hernandez

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Criminalization As A Policy Response To A Public Health Crisis, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 435 (1994), J. Kelly Strader Jan 1995

Criminalization As A Policy Response To A Public Health Crisis, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 435 (1994), J. Kelly Strader

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The Liability Of Blood Banks And Manufacturers Of Clotting Products To Recipients Of Hiv-Infected Blood: A Comparison Of The Law And Reaction In The United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, And Australia, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 465 (1994), Joseph Kelly Jan 1995

The Liability Of Blood Banks And Manufacturers Of Clotting Products To Recipients Of Hiv-Infected Blood: A Comparison Of The Law And Reaction In The United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, And Australia, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 465 (1994), Joseph Kelly

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Physicians Lose The Tug Of War To Pull The Plug: The Debate About Continued Futile Medical Care, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 733 (1995), Robert J. Dzielak Jan 1995

Physicians Lose The Tug Of War To Pull The Plug: The Debate About Continued Futile Medical Care, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 733 (1995), Robert J. Dzielak

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Hiv-Aids In The 1990s Aids Law Symposium: Legal, Ethical, And Policy Issues: Introduction, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 239 (1994), Michael L. Closen Jan 1995

Hiv-Aids In The 1990s Aids Law Symposium: Legal, Ethical, And Policy Issues: Introduction, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 239 (1994), Michael L. Closen

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Public Health, Aids Exceptionalism And The Law, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 251 (1994), Scott Burris Jan 1995

Public Health, Aids Exceptionalism And The Law, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 251 (1994), Scott Burris

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Mandatory Non-Anonymous Testing Of Newborns For Hiv: Should It Ever Be Allowed, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 373 (1994), Jean R. Sternlight Jan 1995

Mandatory Non-Anonymous Testing Of Newborns For Hiv: Should It Ever Be Allowed, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 373 (1994), Jean R. Sternlight

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Aids And Funeral Homes: Common Legal Issues Facing Funeral Directors, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 411 (1994), Mark E. Wojcik Jan 1995

Aids And Funeral Homes: Common Legal Issues Facing Funeral Directors, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 411 (1994), Mark E. Wojcik

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Does America Have The Will To Stop Aids, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 457 (1994), Ben Merrill Jan 1995

Does America Have The Will To Stop Aids, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 457 (1994), Ben Merrill

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But Do You Have To Tell My Parents - The Dilemma For Minors Seeking Hiv-Testing And Treatment, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 493 (1994), William Adams Jan 1995

But Do You Have To Tell My Parents - The Dilemma For Minors Seeking Hiv-Testing And Treatment, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 493 (1994), William Adams

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Hiv/Aids Health Care Industry Liability: An Annotated Bibliography, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 513 (1994), John R. Austin Jan 1995

Hiv/Aids Health Care Industry Liability: An Annotated Bibliography, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 513 (1994), John R. Austin

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Beating The Grim Reaper, Or Just Confusing Him - Examining The Harmful Effects Of Viatical Settlement Regulation, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 581 (1994), Jennifer Berner Jan 1995

Beating The Grim Reaper, Or Just Confusing Him - Examining The Harmful Effects Of Viatical Settlement Regulation, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 581 (1994), Jennifer Berner

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Aids: Law, Public Policy, And The Continuing Work Of The American Bar Association, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 273 (1994), Barry Sullivan Jan 1995

Aids: Law, Public Policy, And The Continuing Work Of The American Bar Association, 27 J. Marshall L. Rev. 273 (1994), Barry Sullivan

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No abstract provided.