Publication Date
1980
Abstract
Discusses the need for a duty to disclose showing that the medical community does not effectively selfregulate in this area Emphasizes the importance of such a duty in light of the inherent inequality between patients and doctors Establishes the plausibility of the duty to disclose in order to enable the patient to take corrective action or sue for redress Outlines the prima facie case for and defenses to an action for breach of the duty to disclose medical errors Anticipates objections to such a duty and responds to them
Recommended Citation
Joan Vogel & Richard Delgado,
To Tell the Truth: Physicians' Duty to Disclose Medical Mistakes,
28
UCLA L. Rev.
52
(1980).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/fac_articles/581