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What is the term used to denote the liability of an employer for the acts of its employees?

A lawsuit has been filed by John Collins, a resident of Virginia, against a hospital in Pennsylvania alleging the wrongful disclosure of a patient’s confidential information. This lawsuit could be filed in __________.

A lawsuit has been filed by John Collins, a resident of Virginia, against a hospital in Pennsylvania alleging the wrongful disclosure of a patient’s confidential information. This lawsuit could be filed in __________.

A patient is treated in the Emergency Room for severe laceration of the foot. The patient is given written instruction by the physician to have the sutures removed in three days, which the patient fails to do. A severe infection ensues resulting in permanent damage to the patient’s foot. The patient sues the surgeon for negligence, and the surgeon uses the ER record to prove __________.

A patient is treated in the Emergency Room for severe laceration of the foot. The patient is given written instruction by the physician to have the sutures removed in three days, which the patient fails to do. A severe infection ensues resulting in permanent damage to the patient’s foot. The patient sues the surgeon for negligence, and the surgeon uses the ER record to prove __________.

Forms of evidence include __________.

Service of a summons and complaint________.

What type of defamation of character occurs when a false communication is made in writing about an individual?

What legal concept maybe applied when Dr. Smith failed to prescribe the appropriate treatment for a patient that would have been prescribed by any other physician in a similar situation treating a patient with a similar condition?

If a lawsuit with the same fact pattern as a previous case is brought to the same court, the legal principle most likely to be followed in determining this case is __________.