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Medical Malpractice on Trial
Paul C. Weiler
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Description for Medical Malpractice on Trial
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: LAY; LNAA; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Medical malpractice has been at the center of recurring tort crises for the last quarter-century. In 1960, expenditures on medical liability insurance in the United States amounted to about $60 million. In 1988, the figure topped $7 billion. Physicians have responded not simply with expensive methods of "defensive medicine" but also with successful pressure upon state legislatures to cut back on the tort rights of seriously injured patients. Various reforms have been proposed to deal with the successive crises, but so far none have proved to be effective and fair.
In this landmark book, Paul Weiler argues for a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674561205
SKU
V9780674561205
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About Paul C. Weiler
Paul C. Weiler is Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law at Harvard University.
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