What Is Medical Malpractice? (Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri)
September 11, 2012
What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri: Arkansas Arkansas Code, 16-114-206. Burden of proof. (a) In any action for medical injury, when the asserted negligence does not lie within the jury’s co[...]
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Louisiana Medical Malpractice Cap Upheld (Again)
April 6, 2012
In a decision issued on March 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of Louisiana upheld as constitutional the Louisiana medical malpractice damage cap as applied to nurse practitioners (La.R.S. 40:1299.42(B) provides, in pertinent part: “(1) The total amount recoverable for all malpractice claims for i[...]
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Nursing Medical Malpractice In Louisiana
December 19, 2011
Louisiana’s Nursing Standard Of Care Nurses as well as other health care providers in Louisiana are subject to the same standard of care as physicians in Louisiana — a nurse is required to exercise the degree of skill ordinarily employed, under similar circumstances, by the members of th[...]
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