Preparing and Winning Medical Negligence Cases, 3d ed.

• Author: Kapp, Marshall B.
• Position: Book review

Preparing and Winning Medical Negligence Cases, Third Ed.

Edited by Cyril Wecht

In the recent national debate concerning massive "reform" of the American health care financing and delivery enterprise, congressional leaders and the Obama administration chose to consciously forego the opportunity to consider, let alone enact, any meaningful changes in the way that our legal system deals with situations involving allegations of patient injury caused by substandard treatment provided by health care professionals and institutions.

Thus, the subject of medical malpractice tort litigation and liability remains as relevant as ever. Moreover, the need for health care providers to understand this subject and engage in effective proactive efforts to prevent, or at the least effectively manage, their patient care-related legal risks is essential to providers' fiscal and emotional well-being and the welfare of current and future patients who desire access to affordable, high quality medical services.

This weighty new book is intended primarily to assist health care providers not only in preparing and implementing successful defenses against claims of professional negligence, but also in avoiding encountering such claims in the first place.

The 17 chapters are contributed by 22 respected physician authors, many of whom also have earned law degrees...