The Regan Report on Medical Law articles from February 1999

The Regan Report on Medical Law archives from February 1999

Adenoidectomy Approval Denied-Death Results.
February 1, 1999... SHOULD REVIEWERS HAVE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS WHICH MAY HAVE LIFE AND DEATH CONSEQUENCES? Absolutely not! However as a practical matter physicians are routinely faced with requirements for preapproval before they can be assured of...

Intervening and Superseding Cause Testimony Void.
February 1, 1999... CASE ON POINT: Atkinson v. Scheer, 508 S.E.2d 68 - VA (1998) ISSUE: If a physician is sued for medical malpractice for a patient's death can he introduce evidence that another physicians negligence may have been an intervening or...

LA: Aorto-femoral Bypass Pt. Circumcised: Does `Battery' or `Medical Malpractice' Apply?
February 1, 1999... CASE FACTS: Robert Banks was admitted to a state hospital on August 14, 1995, for an aorto-femoral bypass, scheduled for August 15,1995. When the patient awoke on August 14, 1995, he discovered that he had been circumcised during surgery. He...

DC: Failure to Provide $22.00 Flowmeter: Lack of Device Results in $277,000 Verdict.
February 1, 1999... CASE FACTS: On July 28, 1992, Russell Brown, who was serving a sentence as a youthful offender at the Lorton Youth Center, died of asthma. On July 27, 1983, Brown's mother, Linda Wilson, brought suit against the District of Columbia, pursuant...

Donkey Bite-Failure to Recognize Occlusion-Amputation.
February 1, 1999... CASE ON POINT: Campbell v. Canty, 969 P.2d 268 - MT (1998) ISSUE: One of the major defenses that physicians who are negligent have is that their negligence was not the "proximate cause" of injury, harm or death of a patient. That was the...