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HEALTH LAW, ETHICS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Doctors, Drugs, and Driving -- Tort Liability for Patient-Caused Accidents
Mercredi 30 Juillet 2008 - 06:55 - 5 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse spécialisée - New England Journal of Medicin
The author discusses the case of Coombes v. Florio, in which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court overturned a trial judge's ruling to dismiss a lawsuit against a physician whose patient was the driver in a car accident that resulted in the death of a child. The trial judge had ruled that physicians' responsibilities were restricted to their patients, whereas the court ruled that the victim of a car accident can sue the driver's physician if the physician has failed to inform the patient about medication side effects that may impair driving.

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