The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a case of first impression, recently addressed the duty of Pennsylvania mental health professionals to a non-patient third party.' Although the Court upheld the dismissal of the lawsuit on the pleadings prior to trial. the Court created a "duty to warn" specific, endangered third parties. The holding leaves much to be desired for mental health professionals tr...

PURPOSE To analyze the types of medical malpractice, medical errors, and medical disputes in a university hospital for the proposal of countermeasures that maximize the efficiency of hospital management, medical departments, and healthcare providers. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study retrospectively reviewed and analyzed 55 closed civil lawsuits among 64 medical lawsuit cases carried out in Pu...

Like any self-respecting public health official, it was my lifelong dream to be sued by a tobacco company. I got my wish in 2008. At that time I was the Director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and we became the first locality to ban the sale of tobacco at pharmacies. Phillip Morris USA, Inc. promptly filed suit in the United States District Court to overturn the ban. Their la...

BACKGROUND Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) involves severe pain and it is difficult to identify the exact cause or pathogenesis. Therefore, there are controversies regarding legal issues related to the establishment of damage in medical malpractice lawsuits involving CRPS. This study aimed to analyze malpractice lawsuits involving CRPS, which occurred after the disputed medical treatment,...

Medical damage is a common problem faced by hospitals around the world and is widely watched by countries and the World Health Organization. As the number of medical damage dispute lawsuit cases rapidly grows, many countries in the world face the problem how to improve the efficiency of the judicial system under the premise of guaranteeing the quality of the trial. Therefore, in addition to ref...

The large number of initial public o!erings (IPOs) with a 7% spread suggests either that investment bankers collude to pro"t from 7% IPOs or that the 7% contract is an e$cient innovation that better suits the IPO. My tests do not support the collusion theory. Low concentration and ease of entry characterize the IPO market. Moreover, the 7% spread is not abnormally pro"table, nor has its use bee...