Ethical And Legal Issues In The Verdict

In the movie, The Verdict, there were many ethical and legal issues that were prominent.
A major legal/ethical issue that was presented was during the courtroom scene when the nurse stated that she was bribed by the doctor to change the admitting form to protect his career and reputation as a doctor. Furthermore, in the court room scene, the nurse said that Dr. Tower had five difficult delivers in a row and was tired, and he never look at the admittance form, and to change the hour on the admission form if not the doctor would make sure she would be fired. Another issue that lead to this malpractice suit was that the doctor gave the patient the wrong anesthetic as well put her under for the surgery just one hour after a full meal, while the