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Paralysis (pl.: paralyses; also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles.Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage.
In common law jurisdictions, medical malpractice liability is normally based on the tort of negligence. [3]Although the law of medical malpractice differs significantly between nations, as a broad general rule liability follows when a health care practitioner does not show a fair, reasonable and competent degree of skill when providing medical care to a patient. [3]
Professional negligence actions require a professional relationship between the professional and the person claiming to have been injured by malpractice. [3] For example, to sue a lawyer for malpractice the person bringing the claim must have had an attorney-client relationship with the lawyer.
Lisa Brown is alleging that she was was left untreated for three days after she fell out of her bunk bed at the jail in 2021 and is now paralyzed. Former inmate sues St. Clair County jail, says ...
Negligence (Lat. negligentia) [1] is a failure to exercise appropriate care expected to be exercised in similar circumstances. [2]Within the scope of tort law, negligence pertains to harm caused by the violation of a duty of care through a negligent act or failure to act.
Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence, the medical facility and an ...
Plaintiffs' lawyers say that the Texas law prevents patients from getting compensation or damages even in cases where the patient clearly deserves it. In particular, the "willful and wanton" negligence standard for emergency care, which requires that the harm to the patient be intentional, makes it impossible to win a case where the harm is ...
Patient abuse or patient neglect is any action or failure to act which causes unreasonable suffering, misery or harm to the patient. [1] Elder abuse is classified as patient abuse of those older than 60 and forms a large proportion of patient abuse. [2] Abuse includes physically striking or sexually assaulting a patient. It also includes the ...