Unsettling Settlements: Should Stipulated Reversals Be Allowed to Trump Judgments' Collateral Estoppel Effects under Neary?

Should the patient be allowed to die?

In considering the patient's right to a certain quality of dying, this essay outlines how the legal and ethical justifications for passive euthanasia depend on the doctrine of acts and omissions. It is suggested that this doctrine is untenable and that alternative justifications are needed. The development of the modern mechanistic approach to death is traced, showing that a possible basis for ...

Should Malpractice Settlements Be Secret?

In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Sage et al1 report a novel study of nondisclosure provisions among Texas malpractice settlementagreements.Nearlyall thesettlementscontained at least one type of disclosure restriction, andapproximately 40% barred claimants fromdiscussing the facts surrounding their injury. Nearly a quarter prohibited claimants fromalertingaprofessional regulatorybody tow...

Should a hunger-striking prisoner be allowed to die?

Should physicians be allowed to use alcohol while on call?

Although physician alcohol use that leads to impairment has been extensively discussed, few statements address the issue of alcohol use of physicians who are on call. In this paper the authors review recent information on physicians' perceptions of alcohol use by themselves and their colleagues while on call. It is argued that conflicts in physicians' perceptions are due to the fact that the la...

When should patients be allowed to drive after ICD implantation?