Document Type

Syllabi

School

HSL (archive only)

Department

LAW

Course Subject

LAW

Course Number

9559

Course Section

1

Course Title

Medical Malpractice:Thry/Prac

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2015

Credits

2

Area of Study

LSIM, LWSK

Course Description

Introduces the law of medical malpractice, combining review of substantive law with simulation exercises from discovery to the trial of a malpractice case. Subject areas include tort and contract theories of liability, informed consent and right to treatment, procedural and evidentiary aspects of malpractice claims including expert testimony and scientific evidence, and defenses including indemnity and contribution and comparative fault. Every Other Year Course

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