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Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if
... [Show More] there is no physician-patient relationship? correct answerNo
If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a
patient for treatment? correct answerNo
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? correct answerNo
How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing
treatment? correct answer30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? correct
answerYes
What is "proximate cause"? correct answer Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was
not too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit
What are the two components of proximate cause? correct answer Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and
foreseeability
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? correct answer Yes
Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? correct answer Yes
Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of care
was provided? correct answerYes
Does an expert witness have to be board certified? correct answer No, board certified or eqivalent
In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required? correct answer Yes, with two exceptions
In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony? correct answer Res
ipsa loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken)
What are "exemplary damages"? correct answer Damages above compensatory designed to punish the
defendant and deter the behavior
Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much? correct answer $250,000 for physicians, $500,000
for hospitals
Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants? correct
answer No
What is "proportional responsibility"? correct answer Percentage of liability apportioned according to
percentage of fault
Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility? correct answer Yes
If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not recover damages?
correct answer If > 50%, no damages awarded
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