Uncertain Causation in Medical Liability

by Lara Khoury

'Proving' the cause of the plaintiff's injury in personal injury litigation often entails significant challenges, particularly when science cannot identify the cause of a biological phenomenon or when the nature of this cause is debatable. This problem is frequently encountered in medical malpractice cases, where the limitations of scientific knowledge are still extensive. Yet judges must decide cases, however uncertain the evidence with regard to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841135178
• ISBN13: 9781841135175
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"