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Different State, Different Outcome: Medical Malpractice v. Common Law Negligence

Last month, we discussed a recent case in which CA's high court was asked to determine whether a lawsuit was properly pleaded as one for common law negligence, rather than medical malpractice. The answer was crucial to the parties, as it would determine whether the case could go to trial or must be dismissed. The article concludes herein with a look at a similar TN case.

11 minute read September 01, 2016 at 11:55 AM
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Janice G. Inman
Different State, Different Outcome: Medical Malpractice v. Common Law Negligence

Last month, we discussed Flores v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, 2016 Cal. LEXIS 2561 (Cal. 5/5/16), a recent California case in which the state's high court was asked to determine whether a lawsuit was properly pleaded as one for common law negligence, rather than medical malpractice.

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