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Jul 30, 2014medical negligencereckless imprudencehomicidestandard of carephysician liabilitycriminal law
Medical Negligence and the Standard of Care: Physician Liability in Homicide Cases
The Supreme Court clarifies when a doctor's failure to operate constitutes reckless imprudence resulting in homicide, and when it does not.