Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship?
Ξ -:- No
If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a
patient for treatment?
Ξ -:- No
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relati...
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Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship?
Ξ -:- No
If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a
patient for treatment?
Ξ -:- No
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship?
Ξ -:- No
How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing
treatment?
Ξ -:- 30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient?
Ξ -:- Yes
What is "proximate cause"?
Ξ -:- 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?
Ξ -:- Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine?
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