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CASE ON POINT: Crist v. Dean, No. CA06-197 (Ark. App. 01/31/2007) S.W.3d -AR
ISSUE: Recently there has been more awareness and concern about MRSA and the results it can have than ever before. Some feel that we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg and that cases involving MRSA will double, triple, and quadruple until it can be eradicated. In the meantime, hospitals and, ultimately, courts will be inundated with cases involving MRSR This Arkansas case is merely one illustration of the repercussions that physicians, especially surgeons, will feel. Whether they prevail, as the surgeon did in this case, they will be subjected to the ordeal of being sued and put through the time, trouble, and effort to defend themselves. Fortunately, the defendant surgeon in this case prevailed on his motion for summary judgment, which spared him the further ordeal... |
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