| Medical Malpractice Countersuits |
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| Bankruptcy |
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| Medical Malpractice in LASIK Surgery |
| LASIK (Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) surgery is a relatively new procedure that reshapes a patient's cornea in an effort to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses. The procedure is quick, generally taking around 15 minutes to complete. During this time, the physician cuts a flap on the front of the eye and moves it aside in order to access the cornea. He or she then reshapes the cornea with a laser in order to correct the vision problem.More... |
| Claims Based on Fraud and Deceit |
| A physician and his patient are in a relationship based on the patient's trust and confidence in the integrity and good faith of the physician. Therefore, in many states a physician is held to a higher standard in his actions towards the patient, and if he or she breaches that standard, the patient may maintain a claim for fraud or deceit. However, claims for fraud or deceit may be subject to the terms of a state's medical malpractice statute.More... |
| Physician's Duty of Care |
| The special relationship between a doctor and his or her patient is one of trust, confidence, and extreme good faith, and it creates a fiduciary duty towards the patient. However, even when an injured patient is able to prove the existence of a duty, he must also show that it was the physician's breach of that duty that was the proximate cause of the patient's injury. The breach of a duty alone is generally not sufficient to sustain a medical malpractice action.More... |
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