The medicolegal aspect of error in pathology: a search of jury verdicts and settlements.

Michael J. Kornstein; Sean P. Byrne

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The medicolegal aspect of error in pathology: a search of jury verdicts and settlements.

February 15, 2010

Kornstein MJ, Byrne SP. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2007;131(4):615-618.

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The authors looked at jury verdict and settlement reports from pathology malpractice claims and identify the most common errors in the cases studied.

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