Posts tagged "Rhode Island"

The Rhode Island Supreme Court’s decision in Almonte v. Kurl (46 A.3d 1) was one that shed some light on the complexities of medical malpractice claims involving suicide and raised important questions about the limits of liability in cases marked by inherent unpredictability. For healthcare providers, particularly those in high-stakes settings like emergency rooms, the […]

James Woods recently testified before the Rhode Island General Assembly in favor of apology-in-medicine legislation. That’s right, the acclaimed American film, stage and television actor extraordinaire is a proponent of apology in medicine. Apology in medicine in not a new concept, but in the context of medical adverse events and unanticipated outcomes, an apology has […]