Law for a SNOW DAY
Welcome to TNYMMLB’s SNOW DAY EDITION. Today, we talk about, what else, snow.
What is a landowner’s duty to those who might walk by or through his land when there is a snow storm? The Appellate Division, First Department wrote on this as recently as December 9, 2008, in Espinell v. Disckson, NY Slip Op 09638 [...]
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE In the News
The Boston Globe reports on New Hampshire’s medical malpractice panels, which screen cases prior to trial and issue recommendations for resolution. The panels were created to address the high cost of medical malpractice insurance for physicians, by limiting the costs involved in opposing plaintiff’s lawsuits. Ideally, the panels are supposed to encourage early resolution, via settlement, of malpractice claims. However, New [...]
Institute of Medicine Finds More Sleep for Residents Prevents Malpractice
Today’s NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE discusses new recommendations by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that address an old and nettlesome problem: the long hours American medical residents must work during their training, and the impact that the resulting fatigue has on patient care. In an article entitled, “Revisiting Duty-Hour Limits–IOM Recommendations for Patient Safety and [...]