Flashcards in Legal Issues Deck (7):
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What is an illegal act of wrong doing called?
Tort
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What are four components of negligence?
Duty to act
Breach of duty
Damage/injury
Proximate cause
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What is proximate cause?
Your actions caused injury
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What is EMTALA?
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
(The ER must treat you)
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What is slander?
False "verbal"statements about someone
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What is libel?
False statements about someone in "writing"
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