317.582.0000Monthly Archives: October 2021
IN THE NEWS – IRISH HOSPITAL APOLOGIZES TO SIX YEAR OLD FOR MEDICAL INJURY
When is an apology accompanied by 18,000,000 Canadian dollars? Fionn Feely should have been delivered three hours earlier than he was. After the High Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, a letter from the “hospital master” of the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin was read in the High Court, in which apologies were… Read More »
BAILEE FOR HIRE RESPONSIBLE FOR A CAR STOLEN OR DAMAGED
When you hire a mechanic to work on your vehicle, and you leave the vehicle in the mechanic’s possession, the mechanic is responsible for the care and custody of the vehicle. As someone entrusted with someone else’s property, the mechanic has become what is legally known as a bailee in possession of property. Who… Read More »
DID YOUR BANK DISHONOR YOUR CHECK? YOU MIGHT HAVE LEGAL RECOURSE
In order for a bank to honor a check, there must be sufficient funds in the account. But if there are, in fact, sufficient funds and the bank “dishonors” the check, then what? The debtor-creditor relationship A debtor-creditor relationship exists between the customer and the bank, Investopedia.com reminds us. “When a bank cashes a… Read More »
WHEN IGNORING PATIENT CARE PLANS LEADS TO INJURY AND DEATH
A care plan is a tool that long-term care providers use to coordinate and manage patients’ health care goals, needs and services. When, unfortunately, nursing homes disregard or fail to monitor resident care plans, that is a form of nursing home neglect, which can even lead to nursing home abuse. What kinds of information… Read More »
