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2. Medical malpractice - Wikipedia

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   Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. [1] The negligence might arise from errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.

3. Medical malpractice in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A plaintiff must establish all five elements of the tort of negligence for a successful medical malpractice claim. [11] A duty was owed: a legal duty exists whenever a hospital or health care provider undertakes care or treatment of a patient. A duty was breached: the provider failed to conform to the relevant standard care.

4. Negligence - Wikipedia

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   The case of Donoghue v Stevenson [8] [1932] established the modern law of negligence, laying the foundations of the duty of care and the fault principle which, (through the Privy Council), have been adopted throughout the Commonwealth. May Donoghue and her friend were in a café in Paisley. The friend bought Mrs Donoghue a ginger beer float ...

5. Malpractice - Wikipedia

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   Medical malpractice is a highly complex area of law, with laws that differ significantly between jurisdictions. [ 6 ] In Australia, medical malpractice and the rise in claims against individual and institutional providers have led to the evolution of patient advocates .

6. Standard of care - Wikipedia

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   There is no negligence per se doctrine in federal law. Four elements are deemed necessary for a statute to apply in a negligence case. First the person harmed must be a member of the class of persons which the law was intended to protect. Second, the danger or harm must be one that the law was intended to prevent.

7. Negligence per se - Wikipedia

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   Negligence per se is a doctrine in US law whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation). The doctrine is effectively a form of strict liability . Negligence per se means greater liability than contributory negligence .