Medical Malpractice and Respondeat Superior

Concepts of Animal Welfare in Relation to Positions in Animal Ethics

“…18 For Regan, individuals can be harmed either by physical or psychological suffering or by deprivation ''of those benefits that make possible or enlarge the sources of satisfaction in life''. 19 In contrast to utilitarian approaches, welfare is no longer focused solely on pleasure and pain: An animal can be harmed without knowing it if we make its life less contented than it could be. 20 In addition, unlike many other welfare theories, the animal rights approach is strictly egalitarian.…”

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Involving Surgical Residents

“…T he doctrine of respondeat superior, or "let the master answer," states that an employer or principal may be held legally responsible for wrongful acts of an employee or agent who is acting within the scope of their employment. 1,2 In medical practice, this doctrine can result in hospitals or supervising physicians being liable for negligence and other wrongful acts performed by their attending physicians and clinicians they supervise. 3 As a result, attending physicians may be held vicariously liable for the actions of the trainees they supervise.…”

Managing clinician burnout: Challenges and opportunities

“…That is, if the physician or other professional is an employee (or similar agent) of the health care institution, that institution is generally responsible for the physician's negligence during the employment. 49 Even if the physician is not an employee (for example, an independent contractor providing care or using the hospital facilities), the health care facility may be liable for the physician's negligence. 50 Liability may occur, for example, if the health care facility was aware that the physician was engaged in careless practice or was otherwise a risk to patients but the facility did not take steps to avoid those risks.…”