Medical Malpractice
This occurs when a doctor, health care professional, hospital, or other health care facility fails to care for someone in accordance with the accepted standards of the medical profession.
What is Medical Malpractice?
This occurs when intentional contact (harm) with an individuals body resulting in an injury.
What is battery?
This occurs when a police officer arrests and detains a person without probable cause or questions a person without reasonable suspicion.
What is false arrest?
What is intentional infliction of emotional distress?
This occurs when a defendant makes a false or defamatory statement that they should have known was false.
What is defamation negligence?
This occurs when a doctor doesn't properly care for present injuries causing issues in the future.
What is improper treatment?
This occurs when contact is accidental but causes harm.
What is a negligence claim?
This occurs when a police officer arrests and detains a person without probable cause.
What is false or excessive imprisonment?
This occurs when a persons negligent behavior causes mental distress along with physical harm.
What is negligent infliction of emotional distress?
This is defined as actual knowledge that the statement is false or reckless.
What is malice?
What is prescription errors?
This occurs when a person intentionally causes harm to protect themselves, others, or property.
What is self defense?
This occurs when police officers use unnecessary forceful use with tasers, guns, sprays, etc.
What is excessive force or brutality?
This occurs when a person goes through a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
What is trauma?
This is immunity (protection) from a penalty of a lawsuit.
What is qualified privlege?
These occur when a patient has a successful operation but the doctor leaves a medical device inside of the patients body after closing from the surgical procedure.
This occurs when a deadly weapon is used, the perpetrator has intent of harm, and the result of the injury is serious.
What is aggravated battery?
This occurs when police officers injures a person or persons with their vehicle because sirens or warning lights were not used.
What is reckless driving?
This occurs when a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leads to civil legal liability.
What is tort?
This occurs when a person commits an offense intentionally or knowingly and restrains another person.
What is unlawful restraint?
This occurs when a doctor fails to advise the patient of risks associated with a medical procedure.
What is failure to inform risks?
This occurs when the threatening of a household member so that he or she believes you will cause physical harm.
What is domestic battery?
This occurs when a person is detained and the police act negligently during the detention resulting in the prisoners death.
What is wrongful death?
This mental health disorder causes intense emotions and impulsive behaviors.
What is borderline personality disorder?
This occurs when someone makes an accusation against you while knowing they were false and did so with the intent of hurting your job or reputation.