Restatement of the Law, Third,

Torts: Medical Malpractice

This project is part of ALI’s ongoing revision of the Restatement Second of Torts. Portions of the Restatement Second have been superseded by the Restatement Third of Torts: Products Liability, Apportionment of Liability, Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm, and Liability for Economic Harm.
This Restatement addresses medical liability.
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    Tentative Draft No. 1
    Tentative Draft No. 1
    98 pages, 2023, #1R3TMMTD1

    Table of Contents

    Section                                                                                                                                        Page

    Project Status at a Glance............................................................................................................. xii

    Foreword..................................................................................................................................... xiii

    Reporters’ Memorandum............................................................................................................. xiv

    Medical Malpractice

    § 6. Establishing Breach of the Standard of Care........................................................................... 1

    § 7. Res Ipsa Loquitur................................................................................................................... 14

    § 8. Loss of Chance [RESERVED].............................................................................................. 16

    § 9. Agreements Affecting Medical Liability................................................................................ 16

    § 10. No Waiver of Liability.......................................................................................................... 20

    § 11. Agreements to Take a Nonstandard Approach to Care........................................................ 23

    Reporters’ Special Note to §§ 12 and 13 on Ethical Idealism versus Legal Pragmatism in Informed Consent Law...................................................................................................................... 37

    § 12. Informed Consent: Duty and Exceptions............................................................................. 38

    Appendix A. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 1................................................................ 79

    Appendix B. Black Letter of Sections Approved by Membership......................................... 82

    Tentative Draft No. 1 includes material on Establishing Breach of the Standard of Care, Res Ipsa Loquitur, Agreements Affecting Medical Liability, No Waiver of Liability, Agreements to Take a Nonstandard Approach to Care, and Informed Consent: Duty and Exceptions. Because there was insufficient time to discuss this draft at the 2023 Annual Meeting, no vote was taken to approve any of the material.

    98 pages, 2023, #1R3TMMTD1E

    Table of Contents

    Section                                                                                                                                        Page

    Project Status at a Glance............................................................................................................. xii

    Foreword..................................................................................................................................... xiii

    Reporters’ Memorandum............................................................................................................. xiv

    Medical Malpractice

    § 6. Establishing Breach of the Standard of Care........................................................................... 1

    § 7. Res Ipsa Loquitur................................................................................................................... 14

    § 8. Loss of Chance [RESERVED].............................................................................................. 16

    § 9. Agreements Affecting Medical Liability................................................................................ 16

    § 10. No Waiver of Liability.......................................................................................................... 20

    § 11. Agreements to Take a Nonstandard Approach to Care........................................................ 23

    Reporters’ Special Note to §§ 12 and 13 on Ethical Idealism versus Legal Pragmatism in Informed Consent Law...................................................................................................................... 37

    § 12. Informed Consent: Duty and Exceptions............................................................................. 38

    Appendix A. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 1................................................................ 79

    Appendix B. Black Letter of Sections Approved by Membership......................................... 82

    Tentative Draft No. 1 includes material on Establishing Breach of the Standard of Care, Res Ipsa Loquitur, Agreements Affecting Medical Liability, No Waiver of Liability, Agreements to Take a Nonstandard Approach to Care, and Informed Consent: Duty and Exceptions. Because there was insufficient time to discuss this draft at the 2023 Annual Meeting, no vote was taken to approve any of the material.