When the acts of one person lead to deaths or injuries of others, questions of possible civil liability are a logical consequence. One of those questions addresses the extent of liability: that is, how people other than the person alleged to have proximately caused...
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Month: March 2015
Can a doctor be liable for failing to diagnosis a disease?
Doctors are trained to diagnose patients based on a number of factors, including symptoms, past medical history, family history, and the physical exam. Doctors use these factors to come up with something called a “differential diagnosis,” which is a list...
Finding treatment for Alzheimer’s without causing brain trauma
Not remembering the name of the person you met just a few minutes ago or constantly searching for the car keys you had in your hand only moments ago are normal occurrences of the fast-paced lives most people lead. For older New Haven, Connecticut, residents,...
Risks to mother and child inherent in cesarean deliveries
Cesarean births are becoming increasingly commonplace in American medical practice; more than a quarter of all childbirth deliveries are now performed using this procedure, which is accomplished by cutting through the mother's abdominal wall. As such, a cesarean birth...