Medical Malpractice on Trial

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.

About the author

Paul C. Weiler is Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law at Harvard University.

Product details

• Authors: Paul C. Weiler, Weiler Paul C.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.1991
• EAN: 9780674561205
• ISBN: 978-0-674-56120-5
• Weight: 499 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; MEDICAL / Ethics, LAW / Courts, LAW / Trial Practice, Medical, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Law As It Applies To Other Professions, Law as it applies to other professions and disciplines