Claims, errors, and compensation payments in medical malpractice litigation

DM Studdert, MM Mello, AA Gawande… - New England journal …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In the current debate over tort reform, critics of the medical malpractice system
charge that frivolous litigation—claims that lack evidence of injury, substandard care, or both …

[图书][B] The medical malpractice myth

T Baker - 2019 - degruyter.com
American health care is in crisis because of exploding medical malpractice litigation.
Insurance premiums for doctors and malpractice lawsuits are skyrocketing, rendering …

[图书][B] Health law: cases, materials and problems

RL Schwartz, BR Furrow, TL Greaney, SH Johnson… - 2013 - digitalrepository.unm.edu
For more than two decades, Health Law: Cases, Materials and Problems has defined the
field of health law, providing a balanced overview of law as it affects patients, professionals …

[图书][B] Empirical methods in law

RM Lawless, JK Robbennolt, T Ulen - 2010 - creditslips.org
An increasing number of legal and policy issues are turning on accurate empirical
information. A few examples will illustrate the point. In Exxon Shipping v. Baker, 554 US 471 …

[HTML][HTML] Using patient complaints to promote patient safety

JW Pichert, G Hickson, I Moore - 2011 - europepmc.org
Patients can help promote safety and reduce risk in several ways. One is to make known
their concerns about their health care experiences because complaints might suggest …

[图书][B] The psychology of tort law

JK Robbennolt, VP Hans - 2016 - Springer
This chapter explores the interaction of tort law and psychology. The law of torts governs the
circumstances under which one person or entity is to be held civilly liable for having caused …

Medical malpractice litigation and tort reform: it's the incentives, stupid

DA Hyman, C Silver - Vand. L. Rev., 2006 - HeinOnline
Health care providers and tort reformers invariably claim that the medical malpractice
litigation system is rife with behaviors that are irrational, unpredictable, and counter …

[图书][B] The liability century: Insurance and tort law from the progressive era to 9/11

KS Abraham - 2008 - books.google.com
Kenneth Abraham explores the development and interdependency of the tort liability regime
and the insurance system in the United States during the twentieth century and beyond …

What police learn from lawsuits

JC Schwartz - Cardozo L. Rev., 2011 - HeinOnline
This Article asks what can be learned from the vast amount of information generated by
modern civil litigation. One answer lies in the practices of a small but growing number of law …

How the merits matter: directors' and officers' insurance and securities settlements

T Baker, SJ Griffith - U. Pa. L. Rev., 2008 - HeinOnline
In an article announcing the retirement of Bill Lerach, the famous and widely reviled
plaintiffs' lawyer, the Wall Street Journal concisely summarized the debate surrounding …