Negligence Paper University of Phoenix Health Law & Ethics Negligence Paper Being a medical professional has many challenges when dealing with direct patient care. Sometimes in the best of circumstances, incidents occur with patients that cause undue harm. This paper will differentiate between negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice. It will also discuss the article “Amputation Mishap; Negligence” from the Neighborhood newspaper. It will discuss the importance of documentation
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INTRODUCTION Law or rules can be defined and assessed in a variety of ways, but is more commonly known to us, the judiciary, “as the rules that society is bound to obey.”[1] These so-called “rules” or laws include government-made rules called “legislation” and judge-made rules called “Common Law” that are respected and enforced by our governments and our courts. Whether we speak in terms of Civil or Common Law traditions, certain characteristics can generally be said to apply to each
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This court case deals with the sinking of the barge, ‘Anna C,’ which took place on January 4, 1944. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company chartered the Anna C at Conners Marine Company in the New York Harbor at Pier 52. Grace Line, Inc., the charterer of the tug, ‘Carroll,’ was sent to move a barge from the adjacent pier, from which the Anna C was tied to. In the process of moving the barge, the lines between the barges at Pier 52 and the Public Pier were removed. To get to the barge, Carroll’s crew
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University of Phoenix Material BUGusa, Inc., Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa, Inc., link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement Has WIRETIME, Inc., committed any torts? If so, explain. WIRETIME has carried out an intentional business associated tort generally known as Defamation. In this case all 4 factors of defamation are there. A defamatory declaration was made; it was displayed to a 3rd
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1. What was the legal issue in this case? Pregnancy Discrimination - Laxton was the target of discrimination because of her pregnancy and targeted with false causes which lead to her termination from the company. 2. What did the court decide? “The jury returned a verdict in favor of Laxton, awarding $127,000 in back pay, $57,000 in front pay, $100,000 in mental anguish, and $200,000 in punitive damages.” 3. What reason does the employer provide for Laxton’s termination? Gap claimed that Laxton
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Week 2 Case Analysis Ashley Ulbrik Tammy Lou Fontenot v. Taser International, Inc Facts: Tammy Lou Fontenot (plaintiff) filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Taser International, Inc on behalf of the deceased, Daryl Turner. Turner fell while receiving shock from a taser and could not be resuscitated. A jury awarded Fontenot $10 million in damages for Turner’s wrongful death. Taser International, Inc filed for JNOV and a new trial or remittitur as they felt the damages awarded were excessively
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Questions Presented Hudson, while working in regular office hours, was gravely disturbed by Schrute’s test of “emergency preparedness” simulating a fire in the office. Under Rule 12.02(6) of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, which determines intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) as an act outrageous in its nature capable of causing serious mental injury. Will this statute implement Schrute as liable for issuing a fire simulation? Short Answers Yes. Schrute will most likely be
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DISCUSSION Martin Is Most Likely Liable To Campbell For Intentional Infliction Of Emotional Distress Where He Repeatedly Taunted Him, Had Knowledge Of The Effects Of His Conduct And Continued The Conduct And The Distress Resulted In Severe Depression Where Medication Was Prescribed And Life Enjoyment Was Lost. Martin is most likely liable to Campbell for intentional infliction of emotional distress where he repeatedly taunted him, had knowledge of how his conduct was affecting Campbell and continued
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keep all conversations confidential. Make sure that the individual is kept up to date at Unit 304 – Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1- Understand how duty of care contribute to safe practice 1.1 Having a duty of care in the care sector means that practitioners take on legal responsibilities to safeguard the welfare and wellbeing of adults in the care sector. This includes ensuring you are looking for potential hazards, paying
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Phase 3 Individual Project Colorado Technical University Online Current Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Healthcare HCM337 July 29, 2012 Define Corporate Negligence Corporate Negligence occurs when any representative acting on behalf of a corporation brings harm either willingly or unintentionally to a third party, then the corporation can be held liable for proper standards of care not being upheld. An example would be that the hospital is responsible for ensuring the care and well-being
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