The Regan Report on Medical Law articles from August 1999

The Regan Report on Medical Law archives from August 1999

Medical Experiments on The Terminally Ill?(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... SHOULD WE ALLOW MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS TO BE CONDUCTED ON THE TERMINALLY ILL? What if the subjects of the experiments are unaware? What if various physicians, institutions, and the United States government conspire to conduct extensive, unproven...

Failure to Diagnose Preterm Labor: Death of Twins Results.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... CASE ON POINT: Daniel v. Jones, 39 F.Supp.2d 635 - VA (1999) ISSUE: Physicians should not attempt to diagnose labor pains by telephone. The results can be catastrophic. That was the situation in this Virginia case in which an expectant...

NJ: Failure to Disclose Alternative Treatments: Suit v. Dr. Based on Lack of Informed Consent.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... CASE FACTS: On February 24, 1992, Marge Teilhaber suffered severe fractures of both legs ill an automobile collision. The patient was transported to Mountainside Hospital, where she was examined in the emergency room by Drs. Peter and Michael...

TN: Wrong Ducts Clipped During Surgery: Bile Leak In Gall Bladder-$1 Million Verdict.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... CASE FACTS: On January 25, 1995, Dr. James Crutchfield removed 23 year-old Shannon Russell's Gall Bladder. After the patient complained of multiple complications, she was readmitted to the hospital and was subsequently transferred to another...

Is Psychiatrist Liable for Patient Killing His Father?(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... CASE ON POINT: O'Keefe v. Orea, 731 So.2d 681 - FL (1998) ISSUE: Does a psychiatrist have a duty to the parents of his patient? Does it matter if the parents are in the zone of danger or are known to be at risk? Does it matter whether the...