| Res Ipsa Loquitur: a step along the road to liability without fault. | |
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PMID: 15807402 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Traditionally, courts have required that the plaintiff prove the negligence of medical defendants through expert testimony. Res ipsa loquitur, on the other hand, allows juries to infer negligence from the circumstances surrounding the injury. The tension between those two propositions is obvious. It is incongruous to allow a lay jury to infer a proposition that generally demands expert proof. |
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Authors:
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Kimberly Haag |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Specialty law digest. Health care law Volume: - ISSN: 1082-5657 ISO Abbreviation: Spec Law Dig Health Care Law Publication Date: 2005 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-04-05 Completed Date: 2005-05-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9423043 Medline TA: Spec Law Dig Health Care Law Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 9-28 Citation Subset: H |
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Decision Making* Liability, Legal* Malpractice / legislation & jurisprudence* United States |
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