Doctors and the Law
Doctors and the Law

Author: James C. Mohr

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780801853982

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After the American Revolution, the new republic's most prominent physicians envisioned a society in which doctors, lawyers, and the state might work together to ensure public well-being and a high standard of justice. But as James C. Mohr reveals in Doctors and the Law, what appeared to be fertile ground for cooperative civic service soon became a battlefield, as the relationship between doctors and the legal system became increasingly adversarial. Mohr provides a graceful and lucid account of this prfound shift from civic republicanism to marketplace professionalism. He shows how, by 1900, doctors and lawyers were at each other's throats, medical jurisprudence had disappeared as a serious field of study for American physicians, the subject of insanity had become a legal nightmare, expert medical witnesses had become costly and often counterproductive, and an ever-increasing number of malpractice suits had intensified physicians' aversion to the courts. In short, the system we have taken largely for granted throughout the twentieth century had been established. Doctors and the Law is a penetrating look at the origins of our inherited medico-legal system.

The Doctor in Court
The Doctor in Court

Author: Edwin Valentine Mitchell

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021702562

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Edwin Valentine Mitchell explores the role of doctors in the courtroom, using case studies to illustrate the ethical, legal, and medical issues that arise when medical professionals are called to testify. He emphasizes the importance of clear communication between doctors and lawyers, as well as the need for ethical guidelines to guide doctors in these situations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Doctors' Commons
Doctors' Commons

Author: George Drewry Squibb

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13:

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"Beginning as a club for clerical lawyers and their friends, the society colloquially known as Doctors' Commons developed into the equivalent of an Inn of Court for the lay judges and advocates of the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts. Based on the society's surviving records, this work traces its history to its dissolution in the nineteenth. It throws light on the emergence of the legal profession and its concentration in London. ... An appendix contains a complete register of members of Doctors' Commons, among whom can be found the names of Thomas More, Grocyn, Colet, and Polydore Virgil"--Jacket.

Doctors and the Law
Doctors and the Law

Author: James C. Mohr

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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Mohr provides a graceful and lucid narrative of this startling transition from civic republicanism to marketplace professionalism. He shows how, by 1900, everything had changed for the worse: doctors and lawyers were at each other's throats; medical jurisprudence had disappeared as a serious field of study for American physicians; the subject of insanity had become a legal nightmare; expert medical witnesses had become costly and often counterproductive; and an ever-increasing number of malpractice suits had intensified physicians' aversion to the courts. In short, the system we have taken largely for granted throughout the twentieth century was essentially in place, the product of a great nineteenth-century transition.

From Stethoscope to Gavel
From Stethoscope to Gavel

Author: Harry Rein

Publisher:

Published: 2015-10-20

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780692521076

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Dr. Harry Rein has lived an extraordinary life. He has been a refugee, soldier, husband, father, doctor, lawyer, and judge, and to the best of his knowledge, the only doctor-lawyer-judge in the United States. His path begins when he boards the last train out of Austria after Hitler's annexation, followed by remaining one step ahead of destruction for the next year. Then comes a denial of entry into the United States due to quotas and poverty, followed by eventual admission three years later. "Angels" then enter his life and those of his family, allowing them to become meaningful citizens in the United States. These episodes from his inspiring journey discuss the ambition, attitude, kindnesses, rewards, and punishment he experiences with the many people he encounters along the way who lift him to higher levels of practice within each of his three professions. From Stethoscope to Gavel is the true story of an ordinary man from a humble background whose optimism and generosity in the face of crushing hardships will challenge, encourage, and motivate generations to come.