Florida Atlantic University Medical Legal Issue Case Analysis

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The following areas will be presented:

  • Definition of the legal issue.
  • Areas of possible malpractice.
  • Specific areas that the nurse and or health provider would be able to provide expertise.
  • Description of the process of triage and/or review.
  • Recommendations for expert witness participation.

Make sure that you create the following headings:

  • Introduction to Case – Identify the potential plaintiff(s) and potential defendant(s), setting of the incident, date of occurrence, statute of limitations expiration date, and records reviewed.
  • Brief Summary – Describe the incident briefly, including the date of the incident and the outcome (illness, injury or death). In the event of a death, identify if an autopsy was performed and a report was reviewed.
  • Allegations - State specific allegations and identify the individual responsible.
Recommendations – List your recommendations for either proceeding with the case or denying to pursue. Note whether additional materials are needed for review and the sources. Note if experts will need to be retained and the specialties. If experts are to be used, state which aspect of the case the expert would be expected to review

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You will select a legal case from Westlaw or Nexis Uni involving a medical–legal issue that is in review for possible litigation. The topic is to be presented to the class. The following areas will be presented: 1. Definition of the legal issue. 2. Areas of possible malpractice. 3. Specific areas that the nurse and or health provider would be able to provide expertise. 4. Description of the process of triage and/or review. 5. Recommendations for expert witness participation. Make sure that you create the following headings: • • • • Introduction to Case – Identify the potential plaintiff(s) and potential defendant(s), setting of the incident, date of occurrence, statute of limitations expiration date, and records reviewed. Brief Summary – Describe the incident briefly, including the date of the incident and the outcome (illness, injury or death). In the event of a death, identify if an autopsy was performed and a report was reviewed. Allegations - State specific allegations and identify the individual responsible. Recommendations – List your recommendations for either proceeding with the case or denying to pursue. Note whether additional materials are needed for review and the sources. Note if experts will need to be retained and the specialties. If experts are to be used, state which aspect of the case the expert would be expected to review. Each presentation will be given 20 minutes for the case study. All handouts and PowerPoint presentations are to be submitted to the course faculty via email at least 48 hours prior to the class presentation. The presentations will be done by either web conferencing or you may submit a video for the class to review. All presentations will be peer reviewed for recommendations, and any questions will be submitted to a discussion forum which will be opened for each learner's presentation. No late presentations will be accepted. *Please see the rubric below for the grading criterion for this assignment. Addendum: I have looked into the ongoing issue of access to the legal databases. In order to move forward, here are some resources you can use for your assignments: • If you live in Palm Beach County, go online to the Palm Beach County Library System and request a library card (if you don't already have one). The system has access to the LexisNexis Library Express database, as well as to the National Law • • Library - Florida Edition. http://orion.pbclibrary.org/onlineresearch?field_category_tid%5B%5D=40&=Filter+Resources+Below (Links to an external site.) If you live in Broward County, access to the law library is through a partnership of the Broward County Library and Nova Southeastern University. Obtain a library card from the Broward County Library and you can log into the library with this link. (You can also request a card at the same link.) https://sherman.library.nova.edu/auth/index.php?aid=720 (Links to an external site.) If you are unable to access a law library, do a search for a case on your browser. You may find sufficient information to get you started, and you may find you can access the case through the Clerk of the Court website where the case was filed.
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Running head: MEDICAL-LEGAL ISSUE CASE ANALYSIS

Medical-Legal Issue Case Analysis
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MEDICAL-LEGAL ISSUE CASE ANALYSIS

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Introduction
On 2 July 2018, the biggest single medical malpractice verdict was rendered where the
plaintiff, Faith DeGrand and her family were awarded compensation worth $135 million for
having been left paralyzed after a surgery which had been done ten years down the line. The case
involved Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital, where she had been operated, but the
operation and the other medical procedures administered left her paralyzed and without
control of her bowel and bladder (Donnelly, 2018). However, Dr. Eric Jones was mentioned as
the surgeon in charge of the surgery, which was performed on 23 May 2011 at Detroit
Medical Center Children's Hospital of Michigan. Detroit Medical Center was to pay the
compensation the expiry of the two years statute of limitation, which is on 2 July 2020.
However, medical records, sh...

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