Informed consent in New York under the Medical Malpractice Insurance Act.

The impact of the Texas Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act on informed consent recovery in medical malpractice litigation.

I-19: Informed Consent of Infertile Couples in Iran: Legal Controversies

s:3020:"1. Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran Iran 2. Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute, ACECR, Tehran Iran Informed consent is considered the most important step in clinical interventions. According to the Beauchamp’s definition the consent is: “...an a...

Informed consent and Italian physicians: change course or abandon ship—from formal authorization to a culture of sharing

In Italy in recent years, an exponential increase in the frequency of medical malpractice claims relating to the issue of informed consent has substantially altered not only medical ethics, but medical practice as well. Total or partial lack of consent has become the cornerstone of many malpractice lawsuits, and continues to be one of the primary cudgels against defendant physicians in Italian ...

Characterizing liability for cranial nerve injuries: a detailed analysis of 209 malpractice trials.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The potential for adverse events with lasting functional effects makes cranial nerve (CN) injury a target for litigation. Our objective was to comprehensively examine records of malpractice trials and detail issues influencing outcomes. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis. METHODS The Westlaw database (Thomson Reuters, New York, NY) was searched for jury verdict report...

Malpractice relief. Lower premiums, tort reform add to Alaska's appeal.

I is seemingly a universal truth that wherever one practices in the United States, malpractice insurance costs too much. But in Alaska, the average medical malpractice premiums are lower than at least 35 other states, a national survey shows. Physicians in Alaska pay much less than their colleagues in the nation’s five most costly states, according to the Medical Liability Monitor Survey, 2008....