she is a victim of a medical malpractice and of Texas’ newly reformed tort laws. Texas lawmakers unanimously passed a tort reform package in 2003 which topped noneconomic damages that a plaintiff could receive in medical malpractice at $250‚000. That became the negligence standard for emergency care. It also required an expert witness to substantiate evidence of negligence before a trial. Tort reform advocates approve the law as a way to reduce frivolous lawsuits against health care providers and organizations
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Top of Form Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. Date Taken: 6/11/2012 Time Spent: 01 min ‚ 13 secs Points Received: 21 / 60 (35%) Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 13 9 Short 5 N/A Grade Details Page: 1 2 1. Question : (TCO 11) Define point estimate. Student Answer: Approximation of a single quantity or a single numerical
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This case is a perfect illustration of the importance of having clear and concise and up to date policies and procedures. It is cases like this that show the benefits of being accredited and helps to bring understand to the very reason the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies standards were developed (CALEA‚ n.d.). This case had several areas of concern‚ many of which could have been avoided by having a policy like we have been speaking about. One of the first issues is the practice
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Tech Communication Robert Snyder Research Paper Equal Opportunity in the Army Propelled by the civil rights movement of the 1960s and to counteract a national policy of segregation and inequality‚ the Department of Defense (DoD) mandated race relations training in 1971. The violent and nonviolent disorders of the late 1960s were the catalyst that convinced military leaders that race relations education must be provided to every member of the Armed Forces. An inter-service
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system Checkpoint/Juvenile Court Process The Juvenile Court system is managed under the theory of rehabilitation rather than punishment in which also acts as parens patriae. Parens patriae is when a parent is reluctant or incapable to control a child‚ the state has the power to step in and act in the child’s and society’s best interest (Meyer & Grant‚ 2003). All juvenile courts have a judge of some type and have limited jurisdictions in which the judge is only allowed to hear certain cases. In
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Checkpoint: The Nature-Nurture Issue PSY/240 March 8‚ 2013 Checkpoint: The Nature-Nurture Issue It is flawed to ask how much of a particular behavior is because of genetics and how much is because of experience. According to Pinel‚ (2011)‚ this is because it is based on the idea that genetic factors and experimental factors combine in an additive manner. Meaning it takes parts of both genetics and experience
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except according to procedure established by law - Articles 11 and 13 of the Constitution -Administrative practice. The application of a concept of administrative practice can extend State responsibility to cases where the material before court can show that occurrence of the acts complained of can be attributed to the existence of a general situation created or brought about by the negligence and indifference of those in authority. In the instant case if liability is to be imputed to the State
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Week 4 Checkpoint Detecting Plagiarism Q: Response to Results The results of the paper‚ Lab Courses Go Virtual‚ came back with 98% similarity of plagiarism. This result defiantly exceeds the maximum amount allowed in regards to plagiarism. If I were the student‚ I couldn’t look my instructor in the eye or in this case respond to any correspondence with a clear honest and complete reason as to why I would have done something so deceitful as to copy some else’s work. My course of action toward
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ARAÑES VS. OCCIANO (Judges Solmenizing Marriage) Mercedita Arañes filed charges against Judge Salvador Occiano of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Batalan‚ Camarines Sur with Gross Ignorance of Law. Occiano solemnized Arañes’ marriage without the requisite marriage license in latter’s house which is outside judge’s jurisdiction. Arañes was not able to claim her right to inherit his deceased husband’s property and she was deprived of receiving her husband’s pension. Occiano avers that the ceremony
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Family law covers rules for living together‚ prenuptial agreements‚ marriage‚ divorce‚ alimony‚ and mediation‚ along with the laws on domestic violence‚ child support‚ child custody and visitation‚ adoption‚ same-sex marriage‚ elder care‚ and senior law. Laws governing these areas vary from state to state. Family law courts hear cases involving these areas. Many of the courts offer access to self-help services and legal forms for individuals to proceed without an attorney. Family law is ruled
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