The Defense of a Malpractice Case

Dicker, Herbert; Robertson, Jeffrey D.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-4534-6_3

Herbert Dicker JD &
Jeffrey D. Robertson JD

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Hippocrates once admonished his physicians to “first, do no harm.” But today a doctor who merely fulfills that prologue to the “Healers Oath” will not be immune to a malpractice suit. Nor will the plea that he did not depart from accepted medical standards of care guarantee a defendant’s verdict. In an age where there are instant-paid professional experts eager to take the stand, much more is required than merely proof of good medicine. Although there are many meritorious cases that should be compensated, today’s doctors must fight an uphill battle against the natural sympathy engendered by the injured plaintiff (patient).

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Pulmonary Lab, Flushing Medical Center, USA
James R. Vevaina MD, FACP, FCCP (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant) (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
James R. Vevaina MD, FACP, FCCP (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant) (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant)
Pulmonary division, Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
James R. Vevaina MD, FACP, FCCP (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant) (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant)
State of New York and Consolidated Edison Corporation, USA
James R. Vevaina MD, FACP, FCCP (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant) (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant)
Flushing Hospital and Medical Center, 4500 Parsons Boulevard, Flushing, NY, 11355, USA
James R. Vevaina MD, FACP, FCCP (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant) (Acting Chief, Critical Care Medicine and Associate Director, a major teaching affiliate, Consultant)
Department of Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
Roger C. Bone MD, FACP, FCCP (The Ralph Crissman Brown Professor and Chairman) (The Ralph Crissman Brown Professor and Chairman)
Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 2nd and 11th Judicial Districts, USA
Edwin Kassoff (Presiding Justice, Professor of Law) (Presiding Justice, Professor of Law)
Pace University, USA
Edwin Kassoff (Presiding Justice, Professor of Law) (Presiding Justice, Professor of Law)
88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY, 11435, USA
Edwin Kassoff (Presiding Justice, Professor of Law) (Presiding Justice, Professor of Law)

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Dicker, H., Robertson, J.D. (1989). The Defense of a Malpractice Case. In: Vevaina, J.R., Bone, R.C., Kassoff, E. (eds) Legal Aspects of Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4534-6_3

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