Southern Ry. Co. v. Oliver. June 16, 1904. Master and Servant. Personal Injuries. Instructions. Evidence. Harmless Error. Special Jury. Verdict. Excessiveness

1904 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 264
Keyword(s):  
Jury Verdict

Gender of an Expert Witness and the Jury Verdict

2002 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
James V. Couch ◽  
Jennifer N. Sigler
Keyword(s):  
Expert Witness ◽  
Jury Verdict

scholarly journals Forensic Engineering Assessment Of Safety For Stand Up Forklifts

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Ziernicki ◽  
Railsback Benjamin T.
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Safety Engineering ◽  
Engineering Analysis ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Jury Verdict ◽  
Limb Injury ◽  
Forensic Engineering

Forklifts Operated From A Stand Up Position Rather Than A Seated Position Offer A Significant Advantage To Increase Warehouse Capacity. Stand Up Lift Trucks Can Be Operated In Warehouse Aisles As Narrow As 8 Feet. In Contrast, Traditional Sit Down Lift Trucks Typically Require Aisles Approximately 11 Feet Wide. This Paper Will Detail The Hazards Of Horizontal Intrusion And Lower Limb Injury For The Operators Of Stand Up Lift Trucks, Review Standards Related To Operator Protection Against Horizontal Intrusion And Lower Limb Injury, Summarize A Safety Engineering Analysis Of The Stand Up Lift Truck Design Including Guarding To Mitigate The Hazards, And Present Three Cases Tried To Jury Verdict Regarding Injury Accidents On Stand Up Lift Trucks.

The defense of insanity

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita J. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Reagan Administration ◽  
Expert Witness ◽  
Insanity Defense ◽  
Jury Verdict ◽  
The Press ◽  
History Of

This article traces the history of the insanity defense and reviews the controversies surrounding it. It compares the “wild beast test” introduced by Justice Tracy in 1723 with the criterion proposed by the Reagan administration following the attempted assassination of the president by John Hinckley. It assesses the role of the psychiatrist as an expert witness and that of the jury in defense-of-insanity trials, and reviews the press that both received following the Hinckley trial and jury verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.

The Medicolegal Aspect of Error in Pathology: A Search of Jury Verdicts and Settlements

2007 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-618
Author(s):  
Michael J. Kornstein ◽  
Sean P. Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Medical Errors ◽  
Medical Malpractice ◽  
Breast Biopsy ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Clinical Pathology ◽  
Surgical Pathology ◽  
Legal Cases ◽  
Jury Verdict ◽  
Fine Needle Aspirates ◽  
Jury Verdicts

Abstract Context.—Identifying medical errors is a topic of current attention. Among the various approaches is the study of medical malpractice cases. Objective.—To identify the most common medical errors involving the practice of pathology from a medicolegal perspective by analysis of published jury verdict and settlement reports. Design.—Search approximately 50 publications that gather jury verdict and settlement information using LexisNexis, an on-line searchable archive, for pathology-related cases. Results.—One hundred seventy-one legal cases were identified from 1988 through 2005. Nearly one-half involved surgical pathology; among the remainder, cytology cases slightly outnumbered those pertaining to clinical pathology. Among the surgical pathology cases and overall, based on this database, the most common reason for a medical malpractice lawsuit related to pathology was the alleged missed diagnosis of melanoma on a skin biopsy specimen. Less commonly, the surgical pathology cases involved breast biopsy specimens, gynecological specimens, lung, genitourinary system, technical or preanalytic errors (eg, mixed-up specimens), soft tissue, hematopathology, head and neck, gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary system, or thyroid. Among the 48 cases related to cytology, 37 involved false-negative Papanicolaou smears. Less common were cases related to fine-needle aspirates of the breast or thyroid or cytology specimens of the lung. Among the 36 cases involving clinical pathology, 32 related to the blood bank—usually transfusion-acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection. Conclusions.—These data are in agreement with other publications as to the most frequent causes of medical malpractice allegations related to pathology. As these issues are addressed, the number of errors should decrease. Studying the jury verdict and settlements data may provide additional insight into medical errors and patient safety.

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