The American Medical Association (AMA) uses its Code of Medical Ethics to identify appropriate and inappropriate physician behaviors.  If a member of the AMA violates a provision of the Code of Medical Ethics, the AMA might

Dr. Who performs surgery on Jane.  Dr. Who likes to try out new things, so decides to use a technique that hasn’t gotten a lot of approval in his specialty yet–but knowing that it has substantial risks compared to the normal procedure used.  Jane is severely injured due to Dr. Who’s use of this new technique and wants criminal charges filed.  What CRIME might Dr. Who potentially have committed?

Billing for more costly services or supplies than the one actually performed or provided is known as:

A hospital corporation (its Articles of Incorporation specify that the purpose of the corporation is to provide healthcare services) wants to expand its business portfolio to include fast food franchises scattered across the city it is based in.  It contracts with Indigestion Construction Company to build the restaurants.  The construction company decides before it starts building that there are other, more lucrative contracts it might be able to get, so it informs the hospital corporation that it is not going to move forward with the construction.  Will the hospital corporation be successful in a breach of contract lawsuit against the construction company?

Sarah, a 15-year-old, purchases a fully loaded wheelchair for her grandmother from A-1 Motors Inc. Sarah’s contract is _____.

__________ is the process of investigating the facts of a case before trial.

Peter Samprini is a famous tennis player, well-known for winning numerous tennis tournaments worldwide. Peter had his annual physical at his primary care physician’s private office in Malibu. Peter was in a bad mood, and was fairly rude to the physician. To get back at Peter, the physician told his entire country club that Peter only won the tennis tournaments because Peter used a special racket that was not allowed under tennis rules. In actuality, Peter used a racket that was allowed under tennis rules. If Peter brings a claim in defamation against the physician, is Peter likely to prevail?

What does a civil complaint contain?

Joanne is a passenger in a car driven by Paul, whose negligence causes an accident, injuring himself. Joanne, uninjured and for no particular reason, accompanies Paul to the hospital in a fast ambulance. The ambulance is hit by a car driven by Dodi, injuring Joanne. Joanne files a suit against Paul, whose best defense is:

Donna was the closed MRI technician and a practical joker. One day, after a patient’s closed MRI was complete, Donna waited 10 minutes before coming into the room to let the patient exit just for fun. The patient begins to hyperventilate once they realize Donna wasn’t coming back into the room to let them out of the machine.  If the patient brings a claim against Donna for false imprisonment, what is the likely result?