Nursing Law's Regan Report articles

Recent articles from Nursing Law's Regan Report

Five doctors & four nurses sued after delivery.(Nursing Law Case of the Month)
April 1, 2009... CASE ON POINT: Livingston v. Montgomery, 0302.730 (2/27/2009)--TX ISSUE: In this extraordinary Texas case suit was brought against five doctors and tour nurses all of whom participated in the labor and delivery of Travis Colter. In an interlocutory appeal, two doctors and one nurse...

Was botched liver operation cause of death from embolism?(Case overview)
March 1, 2009... WAS THIS CASE ONE IN WHICH SUMMARY JUDGMENT COULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED FORTHE DEFENDANT PHYSICIAN? Obviously, the court was convinced it was not a case that could be decided on a motion for summary judgment. The court was convinced that there were issues of fact which could only be decided by a...

Why did nurse fail to chart & destroy her notes?(Nursing Law Case of the Month)(Case overview)
March 1, 2009... CASE ON POINT: Healthcare Staffing Solutions v. Wilkinson, 0220.109 (2/19/2009)-FL. ISSUE: One of the most basic and fundamental lessons nurses are taught is the importance of nursing notes and charting. If something is charted, it is presumed to have been done. Conversely, if something...

NJ: hospital protocol required 'code sheet': was "missing" 'code sheet' really missing?(Legal Case Briefs for Nurses)(Case overview)
March 1, 2009... CASE FACTS: The estate and husband of Ramona Cordero, appealed from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Christ Hospital on claims of fraudulent concealment of evidence and vicarious liability of Christ Hospital pursuant to the hospital's contract with Hudson Anesthesia Group...

FL: anesthesiologist fails to intubate reflux pt.: was death forty-two days later a triable issue?(Legal Case Briefs for Nurses)(Case overview)
March 1, 2009... CASE FACTS: Clay Harris, as personal representative of the estate of Charlotte Harris appealed a final judgment entered upon a directed verdict in favor of Dr. Steven Gandy and Panhandle Anesthesiologists, Inc. (Panhandle), in a medical malpractice suit. Clay had filed suit for wrongful death...