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Baby Doe Cases: Compromise And Moral Dilemma, Phoebe A. Haddon Jan 1985

Baby Doe Cases: Compromise And Moral Dilemma, Phoebe A. Haddon

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Doctors On Trial: Steve Biko, Medical Ethics, And The Courts, Lawrence G. Baxter Jan 1985

Doctors On Trial: Steve Biko, Medical Ethics, And The Courts, Lawrence G. Baxter

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Australia’S Frozen ‘Orphan’ Embryos: A Medical, Legal And Ethical Dilemma, George P. Smith Ii Jan 1985

Australia’S Frozen ‘Orphan’ Embryos: A Medical, Legal And Ethical Dilemma, George P. Smith Ii

Scholarly Articles

The central issues raised here are whether the two frozen embryos have a legal right to 1) live and be implanted in a surrogate mother, and, when and if they are born, 2) assert inheritance rights in the Rios' estate. Equally important is the question of the extent to which research into the new reproductive technologies should be allowed or restricted.


Legal Aspects Of Human Genetics, Roger B. Dworkin, Gilbert S. Omenn Jan 1985

Legal Aspects Of Human Genetics, Roger B. Dworkin, Gilbert S. Omenn

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


"New And Improved" Estimates Of Qualification Discrimination, Joni Hersch, Joe A. Stone Jan 1985

"New And Improved" Estimates Of Qualification Discrimination, Joni Hersch, Joe A. Stone

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The early offer reform proposal for medical malpractice provides an option for claimants to receive prompt payment of all their net economic Losses and reasonable attorney fees. Using a Large sample of closed individual medical malpractice claims from Texas supplemented by data from Florida, this article provides an empirical assessment of the consequences of the early offer reform. Noneconomic damages make up about two-thirds of paid claim amounts. The minimum payment amount for serious injuries will affect the magnitude of insurer savings and claimant compensation. Payments to claimants will be expedited by 2 years by the early offer reform, and …