REPORTERS
Nora Freeman Engstrom, Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA
Michael D. Green, Washington University School of Law, Saint Louis, MO
Mark A. Hall, Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC
Table of Contents
Section Page
Project Status at a Glance............................................................................................................. xii
Foreword..................................................................................................................................... xiii
Reporters’ Memorandum............................................................................................................. xiv
Medical Malpractice
§ 6. Establishing Breach of the Standard of Care........................................................................... 1
§ 7. Res Ipsa Loquitur................................................................................................................... 14
§ 8. Loss of Chance [RESERVED].............................................................................................. 16
§ 9. Agreements Affecting Medical Liability................................................................................ 16
§ 10. No Waiver of Liability.......................................................................................................... 20
§ 11. Agreements to Take a Nonstandard Approach to Care........................................................ 23
Reporters’ Special Note to §§ 12 and 13 on Ethical Idealism versus Legal Pragmatism in Informed Consent Law...................................................................................................................... 37
§ 12. Informed Consent: Duty and Exceptions............................................................................. 38
Appendix A. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 1................................................................ 79
Appendix B. Black Letter of Sections Approved by Membership......................................... 82
Tentative Draft No. 1 includes material on Establishing Breach of the Standard of Care, Res Ipsa Loquitur, Agreements Affecting Medical Liability, No Waiver of Liability, Agreements to Take a Nonstandard Approach to Care, and Informed Consent: Duty and Exceptions. Because there was insufficient time to discuss this draft at the 2023 Annual Meeting, no vote was taken to approve any of the material.
Table of Contents
Section Page
Project Status at a Glance............................................................................................................. xii
Foreword..................................................................................................................................... xiii
Reporters’ Memorandum............................................................................................................. xiv
Medical Malpractice
§ 6. Establishing Breach of the Standard of Care........................................................................... 1
§ 7. Res Ipsa Loquitur................................................................................................................... 14
§ 8. Loss of Chance [RESERVED].............................................................................................. 16
§ 9. Agreements Affecting Medical Liability................................................................................ 16
§ 10. No Waiver of Liability.......................................................................................................... 20
§ 11. Agreements to Take a Nonstandard Approach to Care........................................................ 23
Reporters’ Special Note to §§ 12 and 13 on Ethical Idealism versus Legal Pragmatism in Informed Consent Law...................................................................................................................... 37
§ 12. Informed Consent: Duty and Exceptions............................................................................. 38
Appendix A. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 1................................................................ 79
Appendix B. Black Letter of Sections Approved by Membership......................................... 82
Tentative Draft No. 1 includes material on Establishing Breach of the Standard of Care, Res Ipsa Loquitur, Agreements Affecting Medical Liability, No Waiver of Liability, Agreements to Take a Nonstandard Approach to Care, and Informed Consent: Duty and Exceptions. Because there was insufficient time to discuss this draft at the 2023 Annual Meeting, no vote was taken to approve any of the material.