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Mulheron Rachael

Medical negligence : NOn-patient and third party claims - Aldershot Asghate Publishing 2010 - 419p xlix

Table of Contents:
Contents:
Preface;
Part I: Setting the Context;
The book: an overview;
Establishing negligence in novel non-patient scenarios;
Part II: Actual or Potential Negligence Liability for Physical Injuries to Non-Patients;
Injuries to non-patients caused by physically-impaired or mentally-ill patients;
Contraction or inheritance of disease by non-patients from patients; 'Bad Samaritan' liability;
failing to assist non-patients;
'Good Samaritan' liability: intervening to assist non-patients;
Part III: Actual or Potential Negligence Liability for Non-Physical Injuries to Non-Patients: Pure economic loss claims by 3rd parties associated with the patient;
Pure psychiatric injury claims by 3rd parties associated with the patient;
'Fear-of-the-future' claims by non-patients;
Wrongfully-accused 3rd parties in neglect or abuse cases;
Appendix;
Bibliography;
Index.
Author(s);
Biography;
Reviews.



ISBN: 9781138279629

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Medical Personnel - Malpractice - U K 2. Third Parties - Laws - U K

Dewey Class. No.: 344.041 / MUL