Medical malpractice claims may be more common in the US than Canada, but that does not
diminish the negative emotional, physical and professional consequences of legal action …

Readers will examine the views and fears that physicians have over lawsuits and how those
fears affect medical care. This volume studies malpractice caps, and safe-harbor laws, and …

This article reports the results of a study of anesthesiologists to assess their concerns
regarding medical malpractice liability risk. Specifically, it explored whether their fears stem …

We address four major issues related to physicians' fear of litigation: What are physicians'
attitudes and beliefs toward malpractice? To whom or what do they attribute the" malpractice …

The fear of medical malpractice lawsuits can have a negative impact on the delivery of
health care in America. Physicians who fear being sued may avoid treating those they see …

Physicians--both" good" and" bad"--may find themselves targeted in medical malpractice
lawsuits for reasons not necessarily related to recognized acts of commission or omission …

P hysicians lose every mal-practice battle they fight, a Montreal lawyer says. Gor-don Kugler,
of Kandesin, Kugler & Associates, has specialized in representing patients in such court …

The work of Emily Carrier and coauthors (Aug 2013) in collecting data to demonstrate that
damage caps, shortening the statute of limitations, and regulating attorneys' fees have done …

Many physicians will be sued for malpractice at some time during their careers. Risk of
litigation can be reduced by adopting practices that include keeping thorough medical …

OBJECTIVE: To survey medical practitioners' experience with and attitudes toward litigation
alleging medical malpractice. DESIGN: A survey using a questionnaire. SETTING: The …