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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877461503321

Autore

Brenner Ilene R

Titolo

How to survive a medical malpractice lawsuit : the doctor's roadmap for success / / Ilene R. Brenner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-119-96732-5

1-282-68652-6

9786612686528

1-4443-1956-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

344.0411

610.68

Soggetti

Physicians - Malpractice

Torts - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

How to survive a medical malpractice lawsuit; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Section 1: The long road to trial; Section 2: An ounce of prevention; Appendix A. Expert qualification requirements vary by state; Appendix B. Arbitration mediation and pretrial screening panels; Appendix C. Collateral source reform; Appendix D. I'm Sorry Laws; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Everyone seeks to avoid getting into a lawsuit, but what do you do if this does happen? Getting sued for medical malpractice is one of the most traumatic events of a physician's career. This text will guide doctors and physicians through the process from the moment they receive a summons until the after-trial appeal process.Containing valuable information that physicians need to know to prevent making critical mistakes that can hurt their caseWith strategies explained to maximize their chances of a defendant's verdict.Including vital information on how