Monthly Archives: February 2018
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and/or Neglect: A Liability Concern?
As you are hopefully aware, nurses are among the health care providers who are required to report a good faith belief or suspicion that [...]
Patient Suicide and Death by Rational End-Of-Life Decision
While a patient’s suicide and a patient’s rational and legally supportable decision to end his/her life both result in the death of the [...]
Nurse Questions Judge’s Decision That She Had The Intent To Defraud Medicare
I have not reported many cases of criminal liability of nurses in past Bulletins. The following case involving criminal convictions of [...]
Can Fitness Facilities Be Liable for Defective Equipment Injuries?
In a recent and interesting case from New Jersey, an appeals court reviewed a trial court’s decision in a fitness equipment injury [...]