Duty to Treat

Edited versions of the following court cases, each with a summary, are included in Law & Bioethics, in the resources for Duty to Treat.

Obligation to Treat

Hurley v. Eddingfield, 156 Ind. 416, 1901

Daly v. United States, 946 F.2d 1467, 1991

Campbell v. Mincey, 413 F. Supp. 16, 1974

Patient Abandonment

Ricks v. Budge, 91 Utah 307, 1937

Standard of Care

Shilkret v. Annapolis Emergency Hospital, 349 A.2d 245, 1975

Helling v. Carey, 519 P.2d 981, 1974

Hall v. Hilbun, 466 So.2d 856, 1985

Washington v. Washington Hospital Center, 579 A.2d 177, 1990

Downer v. Veilleux, 322 A.2d 82, 1974

Karp v. Cooley, 493 f.2d 408, 1974

Nowatske v. Osterloh, 543 N.W.2d 265, 1996

Liability of a Nurse

Su v. Perkins, 211 S.E. 2d 421, 1974

Neely v. St. Francis Hospital and School of Nursing, Inc., 363 P. 2d. 438, 1961

Hospital and Insurer Liability

Elam v College Park Hospital, 132 Cal. App. 3d 332, 1982

Wickline v. State, 192 Cal. App. 3d 1630, 1986

Wilson v. Blue Cross of Southern California, 222 Cal. App. 3d 660, 1990

Good Samaritan Laws

Gordin v. William Beaumont Hospital, 447 N.W.2d 56, 1989 and
Beckerman v. Gordon, 618 N.E.2d 56, 1994

EMTALA

In the Matter of Baby K, 15 F.3d 590, 1994

Power v. Arlington Hospital Association, 42 F.3d 851, 1994

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Bragdon v. Abbott, 524 U.S. 624, 1998

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