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Full-Text Articles in Medical Jurisprudence
Book Review, Irwin N. Perr
Book Review, Irwin N. Perr
Cleveland State Law Review
Reviewing Ben Bernstein, Whiplash - Its Medical-Legal Aspects, Legal Medicine Institute, 1958
Malpractice In The United Kingdom, R. Bryce-Smith
Malpractice In The United Kingdom, R. Bryce-Smith
Cleveland State Law Review
No law exists which precisely determines the liability of a medical practitioner in respect of his patients. However, the basis of a practitioner's responsibility is that he should "exercise a reasonable degree of skill and care." The principle was first evoked in the case of Lanphier v. Phipos (1838) and it is obvious that in the absence of any more exact requirements, considerable latitude exists. Gradually, various decisions of the courts have limited the field of responsibility, and indicated to some extent what is meant by "reasonable skill and care." With the exception of these modifications, the law has not …
Book Review, Milton Oppenheim
Book Review, Milton Oppenheim
Cleveland State Law Review
Reviewing David W. Louisell and Harold Williams, Trial of Medical Malpractice Cases, Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., 1960
Res Ipsa Loquitur In Malpractice Cases In Canada, John H. Harland
Res Ipsa Loquitur In Malpractice Cases In Canada, John H. Harland
Cleveland State Law Review
We do not intend here to advocate or condemn application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur in malpractice cases, but simply to indicate the cases where it was or was not applied, relying where possible on direct quotation from the judgments.
Malpractice Used As A Hospital Defense, Carl H. Miller
Malpractice Used As A Hospital Defense, Carl H. Miller
Cleveland State Law Review
Hospital immunity in negligence and other torts of agents and employees is disappearing steadily. The course of decisions in many states has been consistently in the direction of elimination of "charitable" immunity of hospitals. Seeking another line of defense, hospital administrators have re-examined the parties generally involved in a medical negligence action-patient, physician and hospital. Hospital administrators realized quickly that in order to remain free from general negligence liability, the main onus of tort responsibility would have to be shifted to the physician (or even the nurse) whenever and wherever possible.
Blood Transfusion Liability, James A. Thomas
Blood Transfusion Liability, James A. Thomas
Cleveland State Law Review
This paper is concerned with the causes of action available to the recipients of blood transfusions causing injury or death. Its scope is limited to cases where injury or death is caused by the blood itself, as where a transfusion is given with blood which is of the wrong type, or which is infected, or which is given to the wrong person.
Standards Of Care In Dentistry, Jerome A. Streem
Standards Of Care In Dentistry, Jerome A. Streem
Cleveland State Law Review
This article will discuss briefly each of the three sources of liability for which a dentist might commonly be subject to a malpractice suit: negligence, assault and battery, and breach of contract.
Discovery Of Medical Records, Margaret Mazza
Discovery Of Medical Records, Margaret Mazza
Cleveland State Law Review
Medical evidence is employed by plaintiffs chiefly to prove the causation and extent of personal injury damages, while defendants try to prove the slightness or lack of causal connection in such claims. Many types of medical reports are kept which may be used to substantiate the allegations of either party in personal injury actions. Of primary importance are the reports of physicians and hospitals, and reports upon the voluntary or compulsory examination of the plaintiff.
Administrator's View Of Doctor-Lawyer-Hospital Relations, Thomas Hale Jr.
Administrator's View Of Doctor-Lawyer-Hospital Relations, Thomas Hale Jr.
Cleveland State Law Review
In the September 1959 issue of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Reivew, Mr. Howard Oleck, Assistant Dean and Professor of Law of the School, has written an article discussing the legal relationships of physician, lawyer, and hospital administrator. While he addresses himself primarily to the legal relationships between these three groups, his article also concerns itself to some extent with the professional and administrative relationships involved. The article then goes on to discuss the case of Morwin v. Albany Hospital, and certain conclusions are drawn from the author's interpretation of this case which he applies to the "triangle" of doctor, lawyer, and …
Hospital Refusal To Release Mental Patient, Thomas S. Szasz
Hospital Refusal To Release Mental Patient, Thomas S. Szasz
Cleveland State Law Review
This paper was intended as a contribution to the study of psychiatry, and especially institutional psychiatry, as a form of social control. More specifically, I have sought to present further evidence in support of the thesis that the relationship between the involuntarily hospitalized mental patient and his psychiatrist (s) is commonly antagonistic rather than cooperative in nature. The conception of a "mental illness," as essentially similar to a bodily disease, serves to obscure the many exceedingly significant socio-economic, legal and ethical aspects of forced mental hospitalization.The patient's lawsuit for release, and the psychiatric superintendent's appeal that he be permitted to …
Standard Of Care Of Medical General Practitioners, Milton Oppenheim
Standard Of Care Of Medical General Practitioners, Milton Oppenheim
Cleveland State Law Review
The law takes into account such matters as differences in various schools or systems of medicine, the state of medical acumen and knowledge, the established mode of practice, the locality, and conditions of practice. To reach a logical standard for physicians, and especially for that segment of the profession designated as "the general practitioner," various requirements are recognized by the law. Some courts insist that the degree of care and skill shall be commensurate with the advanced state of the science at the time of rendition of the service. This concept of the amount or degree of scientific medicine must …
Anesthesiology And The Law - In The Long View, Carl E. Wasmuth
Anesthesiology And The Law - In The Long View, Carl E. Wasmuth
Cleveland State Law Review
Anesthesiology is the youngest of the medical specialties. Born of surgical parents, it was nurtured through its infancy by well-meaning and dedicated physicians. Even now this specialty is one of the most litigated fields of medicine, rivaling radiology, surgery, and plastic surgery. This, however, is at best a dubious distinction. Considering the nature of the specialty, one can easily understand the reason. In the hands of the anesthesiologist rests the life of every patient undergoing a surgical operation.
Lawyer Meets Forensic Pathologist, George E. Hall
Lawyer Meets Forensic Pathologist, George E. Hall
Cleveland State Law Review
Forensic medicine is that part of medical science which is employed by the legal authorities for the solution of legal problems. Theoretically all branches of medicine may be included in this definition, for the law has used them all when need has arisen, and any doctor who testifies in court in his professional capacity can be considered a practitioner of legal medicine. The forensic pathologist is a trained pathologist who concentrates his efforts on the investigation of deaths which have occurred as result of violence or under suspicious circumstances.
Book Review, Raymond L. Shilling
Book Review, Raymond L. Shilling
Cleveland State Law Review
Reviewing Fred A. Mettler, The Medical Sourcebook, Little, Brown and Company, 1959
Book Review, Carl E. Wasmuth
Book Review, Carl E. Wasmuth
Cleveland State Law Review
Reviewing Paul David Cantor, Traumatic Medicine and Surgery for the Attorney; Vol. I - The Traumatic Problem, Central Book Co., 1959
An Appraisal Of Competency, Henry Davidson
An Appraisal Of Competency, Henry Davidson
Cleveland State Law Review
Competence is the ability to handle business affairs with ordinary prudence. It is a legal not a medical formula, and in a sense, it must be defined negatively. Every one is assumed to be competent. If you think some one is incompetent, you must prove it. He does not have to prove that he is competent. Therefore, the formula is a criterion of incompetency not competency. To declare a person incompetent, these findings must coexist: 1. He has a mental disorder. 2. This causes bad judgment. 3. Because of the bad judgment, the patient either: (a) Squanders his money or …
Hospital Privileges Revisited, Irwin N. Perr
Hospital Privileges Revisited, Irwin N. Perr
Cleveland State Law Review
It is the opinion of this writer that the laws relating to hospital privileges basically are sound and in the public interest.There is no clear reason to overthrow the accumulated wisdom of the last hundred years. American hospitals have become the best in the world because of the freedom with which they have been allowed to function. This does not militate against the constant march for improvement. As can be seen, there are cases where individuals are handicapped in their use of hospitals.These situations reflect social problems, not defects in existing laws which, like our Constitutional rights, sometimes are somewhat …
Res Ipsa Loquitur In Hospital And Malpractice Cases, Julien C. Renswick
Res Ipsa Loquitur In Hospital And Malpractice Cases, Julien C. Renswick
Cleveland State Law Review
Most legal texts state as a matter of law that in order to apply the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur it is required that plaintiff show that the instrumentality causing his injury was in the continuous and exclusive control of one defendant. This general proposition has been stated in Ohio on several occasions. However, in the last few years some exceptions to this general rule have been established in several jurisdictions.
Epilepsy - Post-Traumatic Or Not, Irwin N. Perr
Epilepsy - Post-Traumatic Or Not, Irwin N. Perr
Cleveland State Law Review
This article discusses the legal issues presented in Muscarello v. Peterson. The case presents clearly the medical aspects in ascertaining whether epilepsy is a result of injury or is a result of independent factors. As the court stated, the decision rests basically on medical evidence and its evaluation by the jury.
Suicide Responsibility Of Hospital And Psychiatrist, Irwin N. Perr
Suicide Responsibility Of Hospital And Psychiatrist, Irwin N. Perr
Cleveland State Law Review
The problem of suicide is a prominent public health problem in this country. Physicians and hospitals have an obvious concern, as do the law courts, where actions for wrongful death and negligence may involve suicide as a result of a tortious act. This paper will restrict comment to the principles and application of present law as to the responsibility of the psychiatric hospital and the psychiatrist and a discussion of some of the applicable psychiatric factors.
Medical Aspects Of Chemical Tests For Intoxication, Philip Jones
Medical Aspects Of Chemical Tests For Intoxication, Philip Jones
Cleveland State Law Review
Three chemical tests are most frequently used. These are the estimation of the alcohol content of the (1) blood, (2) urine, and (3) breath. Each of these shows a reasonably accurate estimation of the degree of intoxication provided certain precautions are observed. Unfortunately, under some circumstances the results of these tests may be misleading and be invalid in evidence. In order to appreciate these limitations it is necessary to understand the physiology of the absorption and excretion of alcohol in the body.
Optometrists' Tort Liability, Gerald F. Sweeney
Optometrists' Tort Liability, Gerald F. Sweeney
Cleveland State Law Review
The question "Do you need glasses?" should be answered in the affirmative by many people, nowadays. Most of us, at some time, find it necessary to visit one of the many establishments for the correction of defective vision. When the time does arrive, we are confident that our chosen "professional" will fill our needs adequately, yet, mistakes and oversights occur. What happens when a serious injury occurs as a result of this possibility? This article attempts to answer that question briefly.
Tort Liability Of Hospitals, B. Joan Holdridge
Tort Liability Of Hospitals, B. Joan Holdridge
Cleveland State Law Review
In recent years, hospitals have undergone changes both in their financial and physical structures. These changes have resulted in a general alteration of the attitude of the courts toward the liability of hospitals for their torts. From a position of almost total immunity the pendulum is rapidly swinging toward liability generally for their negligence. Since most jurisdictions classify hospitals into three types: private, charitable, and public, when determining their liability or particular acts, this article will discuss each of these classes separately. However, for the sake of convenience, the general rules of liability will be set forth in the discussion …
Torts Of Administrative Personnel Of Hosptials, Rathuel L. Mccollum
Torts Of Administrative Personnel Of Hosptials, Rathuel L. Mccollum
Cleveland State Law Review
The purpose of this article is to review and analyze cases in which torts have been committed by hospital personnel who may be considered as administrative employees.
Physician's Use Of Hospital Facilities: Right Or Privilege, Jewel Hammond Mack
Physician's Use Of Hospital Facilities: Right Or Privilege, Jewel Hammond Mack
Cleveland State Law Review
The issue is clear: Do the hospitals exist primarily as corporations (business entities), of primary concern only as "private preserves" governed solely as their administrators wish?Or do the hospitals exist primarily as facilities for medical aid to the public; as instrumentalities for physicians to use in aiding the public? Put otherwise, the issue is: Do doctors exist for the convenience of hospitals, or hospitals for the convenience of doctors? Should public interests or hospital management interests come first?The answers are obvious. The law as it is now is contrary to the public's interests.
Surgery Of Major Blood Vessels: Standards Of Care, Victor G. Dewolfe
Surgery Of Major Blood Vessels: Standards Of Care, Victor G. Dewolfe
Cleveland State Law Review
This article presents a "technical standards of care." approach to the question of malpractice. The article describes a common disease, its symptoms and proper diagnosis, proper methods of treatment and surgery, and the probable results. The footnotes give briefly the various aspects of liability of the physician for malpractice, which liability may arise due to mistakes, negligence or unexpected occurrences in this type of treatment.
Food Additives Law And Practice, Milton Oppenheim
Food Additives Law And Practice, Milton Oppenheim
Cleveland State Law Review
A decision of the United States Supreme Court on Dec. 15, 1958, interpreting the Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act, has focused attention on the use of coloring and other materials in foods, drugs and cosmetics. This requires a complex study of the effects of the various food additives, contaminants and chemicals upon the individual, whether intentionally added or accidently produced, in foods, drugs and cosmetics. Evaluation of the tremendous group of food additives can best be approached in the light of the benefits intended by the manufacturer or grower using them.
Doctor, Lawyer, And Hosptial Administrator: A New Triangle, Howard L. Oleck
Doctor, Lawyer, And Hosptial Administrator: A New Triangle, Howard L. Oleck
Cleveland State Law Review
Hospitals are deeply invovled in the great majority of medicolegal case problems. Yet surprisingly little attention has been given to the relation of the hospital to doctor lawyer-patient situations as a factor in itself. Most discussions of hospitals and law deal generally with hospital liability for negligence of hospital agents-as though the hospital were a monolithic entity in itself. Lawyers seldom look further into the relation of the doctor to the hospital administration and vice versa; deeming this to be a matter of small concern to them. Doctors, of course, know well the importance of hospital politics and procedures to …
Non-Profit Hospitals And Labor Unions, Esther Weissman
Non-Profit Hospitals And Labor Unions, Esther Weissman
Cleveland State Law Review
This article examins the relationship between non-profit hospitals and labor unions.
Physician-Patient Privilege In Ohio, Naoma Lee Stewart
Physician-Patient Privilege In Ohio, Naoma Lee Stewart
Cleveland State Law Review
Throughout its history the physician-patient privilege has been the subject of controversial discussion, and in recent years these discussions have been dominated by voices of bitter disapproval and severe criticism. Judges, lawyers, textwriters, and teachers have denounced the privilege by characterizing it as everything from a "monumental hoax" to a "clever legerdemain loaned by the law to the parties to suppress the truth." Critics maintain that in the majority of reported cases the patient invoked the privilege, not to protect his privacy or to prevent the disclosure of humiliating personal facts (supposedly the purpose for the creation of the privilege), …