Suing for Medical Malpractice

by Ellen Wright Clayton, Frank A. Sloan, Gerald B. Hickson, et al.

Medical malpractice suits today can result in multi-million-dollar settlements, and a practicing physician can pay $100,000 or more annually for malpractice insurance. Some complain that lawyers and plaintiffs are overcompensated by exorbitant judgments that add to the rising cost of health care. But there has been very little evidence to show whether these arguments are true. In this timely work, six experts in health policy, law, and medicine study...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226762793
• ISBN13: 9780226762791
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Well argued discourse on tort law.

I found this book a little beyond my layman's understanding of the law and the process of the legal system in cases of tort law, but it was still incredibly informative. The points are laid out in an organized way, building a case for the writers' thesis that, despite some public notions to the contrary, plaintiffs are not receiving monetary settlements or judgments out of line with the wrongs done them by defendants. On a subject complicated by so many variables, the writers don't make attempts to sum ideas up in sound bytes or manufacture easy answers. It is thoughtful and provocative and certainly worth reading for anyone with a desire to learn more about this area of law.