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Law/Insurance Flashcards

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list types of insurance

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standard property, workers’ comp, health, liability, professional malpractice, personal injury

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define LEGAL LIABILITY INSURANCE

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legal accountability for one’s acts or omissions

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define PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE

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covers errors & omissions during standard course of care & doesn’t cover for criminal behavior

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aka: professional malpractice insurance

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professional liability insurance

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what types of insurance involve medical practices?

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professional malpractice/professional liability, legal liability, personal injury

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define PERSONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE

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financial protection for damage you are responsible for (homeowner, auto, etc)

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aka: personal liability insurance

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comprehensive personal liability insurance

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define PERSONAL INJURY INSURANCE

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coverage for injury related to home/auto & protects policy holder from lawsuits bc of alleged damage from invasion of privacy

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give examples of things covered by personal injury insrance

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defamation, libel, slander, person’s home, possessions, privacy

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describe CRIMINAL LAW

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exclusively statutory & deals w/someone who failed to perform required act/performed prohibited act, 2 types

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what are the 2 types of criminal law

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misdemeanors & felonies

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define MISDIMEANORS

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offenses avoidable w/commonsense

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what is the punishment for misdemeanors

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county/region jail for < 1 yr/fine/community service/restitution/other judge punishment/combo

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order of prosecution pertaining to criminal law

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police investigates –> DA/state attorney prosecutes –> jury decides –> judge sentences

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define FELONIES

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4 types of crimes w/intent of significant harm from property deprivation/injury

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what is standard of proof for criminal law?

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beyond a reasonable doubt

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list the types of felonies

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murder, manslaughter, robbery, burglary

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punishment for felonies?

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state prison > 1 yr/death

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define MURDER

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unlawful killing of another w/malice w/degrees based on level of premeditation/victim status

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define MANSLAUGHTER

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killing w/o malice either voluntary/involuntary

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define ROBBERY

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illegal taking of money/goods from person in their presence via force/intimidation

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define BURGLARY

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taking money/property w/o presence of victim

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what does it take (in terms of evidence) for someone to be convicted of federal crime?

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jury must agree all elements of crime were done by defendant, if there is reasonable doubt they are not guilty

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define CIVIL LAW

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collection of statutes & case law governing conduct & affairs of ppl, entities, & rights

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what is standard of proof for civil law

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preponderance of evidence

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define PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE

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greater/more convincing evidence & its probable truth, not the amount

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what can you receive when you sue using tort law

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compensatory & punitive damages

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t/f: negligence & malpractice are torts

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true

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difference between compensatory & punitive damages?

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compensatory goes toward victim & punitive punishes party at fault

30
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what is used to determine if pt can collect damages from negligence?

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standard of care

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what factors must be present for negligence

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  • duty of care owed by defendant to plaintiff
  • defendant breached duty
  • plaintiff suffered harm
  • harm result of defendant’s breach of duty
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list plausible definitions to allegations of medical malpractice

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statute of limitations, contributory negligence, & emergency

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list the factors determining malpractice

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  • relationship between provider & pt
  • relationship create duty of provider toward pt
  • duty was nature of standard of care
  • provider breach duty
  • pt injured
  • pt wouldn’t have sustained injury if not for causation/breach of duty
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define CAUSATION

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failure of provider to act according to duty/act in manner consistent w/providers in similar circumstances

MA: Chapter 3 - Law & Ethics (6 decks)

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