Soon after the rescue operation ended, hope gave way to anger as most relatives began to question whether their loved ones died as the result of
corporate negligence. Developing a system to work together was born out of their need to make sense of the cacophony of information, announcements, and interactions taking place in the aftermath of the explosion, and due to a critical need to address conflicts arising over the fact that company, government, and RCMP personnel viewed some family members as "family representatives," thereby excluding others from receiving information or attending meetings (Jobb 1994).
Second, firms may contend that stricter liability standards are unnecessary because firms that select incompetent providers can already be held liable for
corporate negligence. Consequently, the current legal regime gives firms sufficient incentive to ensure that they work only with quality providers.
Rasmussen, Hospital Liability Related to Understaffing of Nursing Services: Walking the Fine Line Between Respondeat Superior and
Corporate Negligence, 94 W.
Where the new
corporate negligence laws are concerned, the Government has given assurance to directors concerned about the financial and harassment aspects which the proposed legislation could give rise to.
First, a PO can be held liable for the negligent acts of its physicians under such theories as
corporate negligence, respondeat superior, and ostensible agency.
Hospitals are now likely to be named as defendants in every suit brought against a physician, and more suits will allege
corporate negligence in the oversight of medical treatment delivery.
Only last week the Government declared it was planning to introduce legislation which would see company directors prosecuted if employees or the public were killed through
corporate negligence.
As the search for a settlement continues, Georgetown's Lazarus warned against blaming the wrong party for the ongoing litigation, stating that years of
corporate negligence must not be overlooked.
But while filing some paperwork connected with a housing case, Erin becomes interested in the detail, and is soon on her way to uncovering a case of
corporate negligence - in between bringing up her three kids and finding new romance.
Direct or
corporate negligence has been viewed principally as being of three types: negligence in the selection and retention of network providers, negligence in plan design (e.g., provider compensation systems alleged to result in the denial of medically necessary care), and negligence in the administration of a utilization management program.
Corporate negligence in the hospital occurs when the institution fails to perform duties owed directly to a patient.
A claim of negligent credentialing is derived from the "
corporate negligence," or "corporate liability," doctrine and can be an important theory of recovery in some medical malpractice cases.