Negligence and Interest

Negligence and Child Abuse

با وجود هرگونه رفتار خشونت آمیز با کودکان یا نوجوانان توسط والدین، محافظین و مراقبین دیگر را سوءرفتار گویند. رفتار نادرست با کودکان همیشه وجود داشته گرچه ممکن است با خواندن مقاله های جدید اینطور تصور شد که سوءرفتار با کودکان پدیده ای جدید و مربوط به قرن بیستم است ولی متاسفانه کودکان در تمام قرون مورد سوءرفتار قرار می گرفتند. در قرن بیستم که به عبارتی قرن کودک لقب گرفته، کشتارهای ساکت زیادی بوقو...

Intoxication, Recklessness and Negligence

According to what is here called the “Intoxication Recklessness Principle,” a defendant who, thanks to voluntary intoxication, is unaware of a condition of which a reasonable person would have been aware is to be treated as though he were reckless with respect to that condition, rather than negligent. And, according to what is here called the “Intoxication Negligence Principle,” a defendant who...

Professional Negligence

Negligence, genuine error, and litigation

Not all medical injuries are the result of negligence. In fact, most medical injuries are the result either of the inherent risk in the practice of medicine, or due to system errors, which cannot be prevented simply through fear of disciplinary action. This paper will discuss the differences between adverse events, negligence, and system errors; the current medical malpractice tort system in th...

Clinical Errors and Medical Negligence

This paper discusses the definition, nature and origins of clinical errors including their prevention. The relationship between clinical errors and medical negligence is examined as are the characteristics of litigants and events that are the source of litigation. The pattern of malpractice claims in different specialties and settings is examined. Among hospitalized patients worldwide, 3-16% su...