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Occupational Dermatitis In Railroad Cases, Howard L. Oleck, Elmer I. Schwartz
Occupational Dermatitis In Railroad Cases, Howard L. Oleck, Elmer I. Schwartz
Cleveland State Law Review
Employers today must be presumed to know of the dangerous nature of many chemicals which produce contact dermatitis, as well as respiratory and other injuries. Among the known-to-be-dangerous substances are such things as chrome compounds, lead compounds, petroleum compounds, and many others. The danger of sensitization by these substances also must be presumed to be known. It follows that an employer is legally bound to take all reasonable possible precautions to protect his workers from such injuries. Whether or not he has taken adequate precautions is a question of fact, for the jury. If he has taken no special precautions, …
Psychosomatic Disease And The Law, Carl E. Wasmuth
Psychosomatic Disease And The Law, Carl E. Wasmuth
Cleveland State Law Review
There are fundamental differences between the standard of probabilities in law upon which a jury must deliberate, andthe standard of certainty in the scientific laboratory of medicine which an investigator must respect. This conflict is nowhere more evident than in the field of psychosomatic disease. This area of medicine has long been recognized but it was only in recent years that it has become the target for intense research. This lack of medical interest in what was considered a fringe area has caused the legal profession to substitute law for medicine. Eventually, however, science will progress in the field of …