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Medical Malpractice Legislation: Reform in Civil Law Systems

Medical Malpractice Legislation: Reform in Civil Law Systems

Author: Carlo Maria Masieri
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032576282
Published In: May 2024
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This book aims to analyse the legal tools that the legislatures of France, Germany and Italy adopted in order to regulate medical malpractice.

In the mid-1970s, a reform movement started in the United States, where there was considerable concern about then ongoing medical malpractice crises. Since the beginning of the current century, France, Germany and Italy have passed statutes that aim to reform medical liability rules. Thus, it is first interesting to assess whether any medical malpractice crises have been identified in these systems and, second, how these have been faced through the passing of new statutes on the Continent. Accordingly, the first chapter explores the idea of medical malpractice crisis and its relationship with the insurance market, also considering the reflections of American scholars. It then reconstructs the French, German and Italian legal frameworks, as well as their insurance and litigation contexts, reviewing and commenting on the quantitative evidence that was collected before the reforms. The second chapter briefly summarises the debate on Medical Malpractice reforms in France, Germany and Italy. It then analyses the statutes that have been passed, distinguishing between reforms that consolidate case law and reforms that introduce innovative solutions, sometimes repealing court-developed doctrines. In particular, the chapter examines in a comparative perspective the different options adopted in these Civil Law countries with regard to the rules on liability, burden of proof, statute of limitations, and damages. Moreover, the chapter examines the reforms of insurance, procedural, and evidence law, to the extent they affect medical malpractice cases. The third chapter reviews and analyses the current available data related to medical malpractice litigation and insurance after the reforms adopted in France, Germany and Italy, in order to find out evidence of their effectiveness and efficiency. It also highlights some aspects of medical malpractice law that still belong to the domain of the judiciary. It finally points out which problems may be addressed by the legislatures and what further data should be collected in the future.

This work may interest legal scholars, healthcare providers, insurers and policymakers.

Introduction

1. Medical Malpractice before Reforms: Was there any Crisis?

2. The Age of Medical Malpractice Statutes: What has been Targeted?

3. The Aftermath of Reforms: What has changed?

Conclusion