Tort Liability for Faculty Who Fail to Tell the Class About COVID Cases in Their Midst
Faculty should not assume that keeping mum about known cases of COVID is legally acceptable.
Vicarious Liability
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By Alex Stein A team of doctors employed by the same hospital had failed to properly monitor a patient after his heart surgery in order to rule out a well-known neurological complication. The patient subsequently developed an irreversible neurological disorder, and a suit ensued. The patient’s expert identified the team’s omission as malpractice. However, he was…