LAW 5045 :
Medical Malpractice

This course will introduce students to the nature of the healthcare provider-patient relationship, the policy issues surrounding this relationship, and the substantive aspects of the law pertaining to the litigation of healthcare provider-patient claims in the United States. The practical writing assignments in this course are designed to provide a nexus between the substantive aspects of the law and how a medical malpractice case is supported/ defended in practice. This class will meet 2 hours per week to discuss policy and doctrine, and the additional credit is awarded for work done on the writing assignments and some out-of-class presentations to the "partner."