Contents

Table of Cases, xii

Preface, xiii

Acknowledgments, xiv

PART 1: ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Chapter 1: A Brief History of Civil Liability for Professional Malfeasance, 2
Chapter 2: The Development of Malpractice Law, 40
Chapter 3: Medical Malpractice Law and Litigation, 63
Chapter 4: Risk Management Issues in the Health Care Industry, 132
Chapter 5: The Role of Insurance in Medical Malpractice Claims, 177

PART II: ANATOMY OF A LAWSUIT: THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE
Chapter 6: Discovery/Disclosure of the Injury, 210
Chapter 7: Investigation of the Potential Claim by the Potential Plaintiff, 248
Chapter 8: Investigation of the Potential Claim by the Defendant, 273
Chapter 9: The Pretrial Stages of a Malpractice Claim, 291
Chapter 10: The Medical Malpractice Trial, 321

Appendix A, 342

Glossary, 346

Index, 349