Open AccessFraudulent Concealment and the Duty to Disclose Medical Mistakes
Author(s) -
Gerald B. Robertson
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1680
Subject(s) - mistake , duty , medical negligence , law , business , law and economics , psychology , political science , sociology
The author examines recent case-law which suggests that, when a mistake is made in the course of medical treatment, the physician is under a legal duty to inform the patient of this. The significance of this development is discussed with particular reference to limitation periods in medical negligence cases.