Download This PaperPromises, Promises! Physicians Contractual Liability To Patients For Unfavorable Treatment Results--Revisited
51 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2022
Date Written: March 1, 2022
Abstract
This paper explores whether physicians have learned the valuable lesson that promising treatment results or ailment cures may lead to liability in contract. The paper focuses on recent decisions (from year 2000-date). After examining these recent decisions, the paper also addresses medical education and recommends that physicians in training receive education on this topic.
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Keywords: Medical liability, contracts, promises of treatment results or ailment cures
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Ginsberg, Marc, Promises, Promises! Physicians Contractual Liability To Patients For Unfavorable Treatment Results--Revisited (March 1, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4047030 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4047030
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