One of the reasons that the costs of medical care continue to escalate is the litigious society we live in. Physicians, leery of the litigious patient, must practice medicine in a defensive manner. Oftentimes, they must prescribe medications or order expensive tests to cover all bases. These expensive routine workups are a primary reason why [...]
:: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Tort is a civil wrong other than a breach of contract – an injury to someone’s person, reputation, or feelings or damage to real or personal property – for which a lawsuit can be brought by the injured party. The legal rules of liability for torts impact economic behavior. These rules provide the circumstances under [...]
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