Failure to diagnose pulmonary embolism-death results.
CASE ON POINT: 2008-MN-0904, 070 Hawkins v. Fontaine, (09/02/2008) N.W.2d--MN ISSUE: Should a Dr. who fails to diagnose pulmonary embolism in-spite of classic symptoms-be liable for a patient's death? CASE FACTS: On May 3, 2004, Bonnie Moore was seen in the Urgent Care Department of...

A litigation guide to expert witnesses.
9781590317280 A litigation guide to expert witnesses. Kuhne, Cecil C. American Bar Association 2006 225 pages $84.95 Paperback KF8961 A litigator in Dallas dealing mostly with commercial and product liability matters,...

A lawyer's take on medical issues.
Both of the medical experts discussed by Miles J. Zaremski, J.D., later had complaints filed against them with their specialty medical societies by the defendant physicians against whom they had testified ("Expert Witnesses Under Fire," Law & Medicine, April 15, 2008, p. 40). These societies--the American College...

A Doctor's take on legal issues.
Both of the medical experts discussed by Miles J. Zaremski, J.D., later had complaints filed against them with their specialty medical societies by the defendant physicians against whom they had testified ("Expert Witnesses Under Fire," Law &: Medicine, May 1, 2008, p. 62). These societies--the American College...

Article 18 of the adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987: the appointment of expert witnesses; and the Children Order Advisory Committee Best Practice Guidance.
In the Matter of L (Delay: letter of instruction to expert) The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Gillen J Delivered 27 October 2006 This case concerned an application by a Health and Social Services Trust for a freeing order under Article 18 of the Adoption...

On being an expert witness: it's not about you.
Expert testimony, for many mental health professionals, is fraught with anxiety. In this article, the authors attempt to alleviate this anxiety with a simple recipe for professional, ethical, and economic success as an expert witness. Because experts are essentially getting paid for their credibility, this is one area of...

Different standards in med. mal. cases unconstitutional.
CASE ON POINT: Seisinger v. Siebel, 2008 AZ (06/17/2008) -AZ CASE FACTS: In August 2004, Laura Seisinger filed a complaint against Dr. Scott Siebel alleging that he committed medical malpractice when he administered a spinal epidural to her. Thereafter, Dr. Seisinger disclosed in discovery that his expert...

Contemporary issues in family law and mental health.
9780389078102 Contemporary issues in family law and mental health. Brock, Michael G. and Samuel Saks. C.C. Thomas 2008 141 pages $32.95 Paperback American series in behavioral science and law; 1112 KF547...

Capacity to stand trial: old and new in New Zealand.
The law of fitness (or capacity) to stand trial is, in many jurisdictions, comprised of a mixture of older common law principles and more recent statutory rules. The key to understanding the area is appreciating how the principles drawn from these two sources interact. New Zealand law is used...

Expert witnesses under fire.
The notion of peer review typically arises in the context of an academic paper being reviewed by an author's colleagues--sitting as his or her peers--to determine whether the paper is of publishable quality. Another example would be a summer art show or fair, where artists tender their works to...