Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry The Ethical and Legal Issues of Product Liability Courtney Jordan April 18‚ 2015 BUL 5323: Legal Issues and Environment Introduction Product liability refers to a manufacturer or seller being held liable for placing a defective product into the hands of a consumer. Responsibility for a product defect that causes injury lies with all sellers of the product who are in the distribution chain. This includes the manufacturer of component parts
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Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability Many natures of complaints occur throughout the health care workforce. Because of the dramatic changes in how health care is delivered over the past few years‚ consumer concerns about liability issues have increased. Patients put their physical health and trust in the hands of health care providers daily. Unfortunately‚ there have been periods when the treatment provided‚ has been accidental or intentional and caused physician harm to the patient.
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Tort Liability and Contract Liability A tort is a legal term for "a wrong." The "tort law" is composed of state statutes and court decisions that gives one the right to sue someone who causes harm to them‚ whether it’s a drunk driver‚ a corporation that manufactures a defective product‚ a credit card company that overcharges you‚ or a government bureaucrat that breaks the law or a school official such as a teacher or principal. The law of the state in which the school is located determines a school’s
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ffirs.indd 2 10/9/2014 2:00:20 PM 2015 Wiley C PAexc e l ® EXAM REVIEW STUDY GUIDE JANUARY 2015 ffirs.indd 1 10/9/2014 2:00:20 PM ffirs.indd 2 10/9/2014 2:00:20 PM 2015 Wiley C PA e xc e l ® EXAM REVIEW STUDY GUIDE JANUARY 2015 REGULATION O. Ray Whittington‚ CPA‚ PhD ffirs.indd 3 10/9/2014 2:00:21 PM Cover Design: John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. Cover image: © iStockphoto/turtleteeth The following items‚ copyright © by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants‚ Inc.‚ are
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Research Report: Physician’s Assistant I have always considered there cannot be a more noble calling than to heal hurt people. Naturally‚ when I was asked to research a career‚ I drifted toward the healthcare industry and decided to find out more about physician assistants. I previously did not know much about the physician’s assistant career. However‚ my research showed that this could be a very exciting and rewarding career that I may consider for myself. Preconceptions First‚ I chose physician’s assistant
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Climate Change Regulation Paper Climate changes on a daily‚ weekly‚ monthly and yearly basis. The purpose of this paper is to discuss government regulation of climate change as well to explain various viewpoints on climate change‚ and explain and justify‚ briefly‚ my viewpoint on the issue of climate change. This paper will also describe command and control regulations versus incentive based regulations‚ and provide the advantages and disadvantages of each. Lastly this paper will describe which
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Physician Assistants: A Helping Hand M. Buckner OC TECH Abstract In this paper I will provide focus to an often-overlooked health profession. I am referring to the PA‚ or‚ physician assistant. Physician Assistants are some of the best and brightest in the business. The many levels of care at which they practice and operate make them a vital piece to the puzzle that is health care. Physician Assistants have been an integral part of the changes in healthcare through the last 50 years. They are
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Organizations for a Physician Assistant There are many organizations that physician assistants can join to connect with other physician assistants and keep up with current issues taking place in the profession. The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is a national professional organization for physician assistants that practice in the United States.1 The AAPA represents 108‚500 certified physician assistants throughout the country.2 For members‚ tools and resources are provided to further
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Top Physician Assistant Programs in the United States PA Professional Practice Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans While the physician assistant profession as a whole is a fairly new concept in the United States‚ its expansion and growth in today’s healthcare system is continuing to progress rapidly. The key component in ensuring the successful progression of such a profession is maintaining and producing programs which
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Nursing Liability The American Nurse Association provides guidelines and policies for standards of care and scope of practice; they are listed in the Nurse Practice act. While hospital policies may vary from facility to facility it is the Nurse Practice Act that guides and dictates the standards by which nurse perform their duties and are held liable. Nurse have the legal duty of adhering to the standards of care whenever they are taking care of patients‚ when they fail to perform to these standard
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