She was admitted into the hospital with congestive heart failure and injuries due to her fall in West Virginia. The plantiff filed a suit against Wheeling Gaming saying that they were responsible for damages of $80,000.00 for physical and mental injuries due to neglecting to maintain the walkways for handicap access to the casino. ISSUE: May the court exercise personal jurisdiction over the defendant? DECISION: The Court determined that it did not have personal jurisdiction over the Defendant. The court decided that it was not going to grant the defendants dismissal of the case and they were just going to transfer this action to the Northern District of West Virginia.
In order for him to be compensated, he had to show the court that the injuries to his wife were caused by Dr. Hilbuns’ neglect. He filed a malpractice/wrongful death action against Dt. Hilbun alleging that he failed to inquire about Hall’s post-operation recovery and failed to give appropriate post-operative instructions to the nursing staff (Hall v. Hilbun, Supreme Court of Mississippi, 466 So. 2d 856 (1985)). Dr. Hoerr was called by Halls’ husband as an expert witness in trial.
comparison of haimes and vandevender cases | Judith Richardson Haimes v. Temple University Hospital and Cheryl L. Vandevender v. Sheetz, Inc | Critical thinking in the legal environment: Torts & product liability | | | UMUC | Introduction Judith Richardson Haimes of the Haimes v. Temple University Hospital, and Cheryl L. Vandevender of the Vandevender v. Sheetz, Inc cases have one major thing in common with their cases. Judith Haimes is suing Temple University for punitive damages for the loss her psychic powers due to the procedures she underwent while being treated at the hospital. Thus she is seeking recompense for not being able to work. Cheryl Vandevender is also suing Sheetz, Inc for damages relating to her inability to work due to injuries suffered at the work place. The two cases differ in the tangibility of being able to prove who the fault is from.
This same protocol inadvertently restricted phlebotomy personnel from drawing blood out of the heparin locks, forcing them to initiate another needlestick procedure. Needs Excessive needlesticks are leaving patients angry and bruised. By addressing this problem immediately, we can help restore patient confidence and staff credibility. We must reduce the number of needlesticks are patients are receiving and eliminate any protocol that inherently or inadvertently increases the number of needlesticks. Scope The proposed plan includes a detailed assessment of methods, personnel requirements, training (including costs), feasibility, and expected results.
During testimony, he called her a mere "collection of organs" and an "artifact of technological medicine." Nancy's parents petitioned a lower court to order the Missouri Rehabilitation Center at Mount Vernon to starve their daughter. The court granted the petition, but the Missouri Supreme Court overturned the lower court decision, ruling that a decision to withhold or refuse treatment must be an "informed" one, and, most importantly, that the State's interest in human life does not depend on the quality of that life. On appeal, the Cruzan v. Director of Missouri Department of Health case became the first to directly address the question of euthanasia at the United States Supreme Court level. The Court essentially held that the states do not have to yield to family member's demands when a patient's wishes cannot be concretely determined.
Physician assisted suicide is killing one’s self by a patient facilitated by means a drug prescription or by information as an indication of what dosage provided by a physician aware of the patients intent. Over time the Hippocratic Oath has been modified on a number occasions as some of its tenets became less and less acceptable. References to women not studying medicine and doctors not breaking the skin have been deleted. The much quoted reference to do no harm is also in need of
10 months later, in the spring of 1994 distressing symptoms brought Mrs. Alexander to a different doctor. After another x-ray and a biopsy Mrs. Alexander was diagnosed with incurable non-small cell lung cancer stage IIIa. With treatments including unsuccessful surgery for the metastasis, lymph node removal, extensive chemotherapy and radiation, her cancers, while not cured, were put into remission in or about October 1994. Because the cancer was in remission at the time the complaint was filed, the trial court granted summary judgment to defendants. In the courts opinion, Mrs. Alexander had no current compensable injury and the appellate court agreed.
Joseph Walker 2/10/12 Intro to Security The Station Nightclub Fire There were many issues regarding this nightclub that caused this horrible fire that claimed the lives of 100 people. There were a couple threats involved that made this fire so bad. The main threat that happened was the pyrotechnics failed and ignited a flame on the stage. One of the bad design flaws of this building was that they used a highly flammable insulation. This insulation is known as polyurethane foam insulation.
TASK B- RESEARCH AND ACCOUNT Identify 2 reports on serious failures to protect individuals from abuse, write an account that describes the unsafe practice in the reviews (400 words) REPORT 1 Concerns at Winterbourne View Hospital first came to light after a charge nurse raised the issues with the hospital in October 2010 and his allegations were passed on to the local authority, South Gloucestershire council, in its capacity as lead safeguarding agency and then relayed to the CQC in December 2010 but nothing was done. In May 2011 the BBC released undercover footage about the appalling way vulnerable residents at Winterbourne View Hospital were being treated, once the footage was released it came into light that the owners of Winterbourne View, health regulators, local health services and the police had failed to act upon increasing warning signs. On the 18TH June 2011 the CQC published its findings following an inspection of services provided at Winterbourne View. After considering a range of evidence inspectors conclude that the registered provider, Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd, had failed to ensure that people living at Winterbourne View were adequately protected from risk, including the risks of unsafe practices by its own staff. The report concludes that there was a systemic failure to protect people or to investigate allegations of abuse.
Goldring was dismissed from the case, and the trial proceeded against just Medlantic. The jury found Medlantic liable for breach of confidential relationship and awarded damages in the amount of $250,000 (Doe, 2003). The jury found against Doe on the invasion of privacy claim because Goldring’s disclosure was not within the scope of Goldring’s employment with Washington Health Center (Doe, 2003). The jury also found that the lawsuit was filed within the one-year limitation periods. This verdict was then reversed by the trial court in favor of Medlantic.