Medical Negligence—The Standard of Care

Date

1979

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Dean W. Page Keeton discusses the gap in the jurisprudence of negligence. Specifically regarding the standard of care for medical negligence claims. Dean Keeton proposes changes to the usual jury practice to have screening panels to perform professional mandatory reviews of incidents of malpractice allegations.

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Keywords

Torts, Medical malpractice, Negligence, Standard of care, Jury reform

Citation

10 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 351