Texas Jurisprudence Exam With Solution G
m m m m m
raded A+ m
Canmampatientmsuccessfullymsuemamdoctormifmtheremismnomphysician-
patientmrelationship?m-manswerNo
Ifmtheremismnompriormphysician-
patientmrelationship,maremyoumlegallymobligedmtomrespondmtomamcallmfrommampatientmformtre
atment?m-manswerNo
Doesmbeingmonmcallmgivemrisemtomamphysician-patientmrelationship?m-manswerNo
Howmcanmonemterminatemamphysician-
patientmrelationship,mwithoutmabandonmentmifmtheremismongoingmtreatment?m-
manswer30mdaysmwrittenmnotice;mmustmprovidemformemergency
Doesmamphysician'smdutymextendmtomthemunbornmchildmormpotentialmvictimsmofmanmillmpatie
nt?m-manswerYes
Whatmism"proximatemcause"?m-
manswerProvemthatmnegligencemcausedmharmmandmthatmthemcausemwasmnotmtoomremote;mwh
atmismrequiredmtomholdmamdefendantmliableminmamcivilmlawsuit
Whatmaremthemtwomcomponentsmofmproximatemcause?m-manswerCause-in-factm(but-
formtest)mandmforeseeability
Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtombemactivelympracticingmmedicine?m-manswerYes
Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtomknowmstandardsmofmcare?m-manswerYes
,Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtomhavemenoughmtrainingmtomexpressmanmopinionmonmwheth
ermstandardmofmcaremwasmprovided?m-manswerYes
Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtombemboardmcertified?m-
manswerNo,mboardmcertifiedmormeqivalent
Inmammedicalmmalpracticemcase,maremexpertmwitnessesmrequired?m-
manswerYes,mwithmtwomexceptions
Inmammedicalmmalpracticemsetting,mwhatm2minstancesmdomnotmneedmexpertmtestimony?m-
manswerResmipsamloquiturm(e.g.,mamputationmofmwrongmleg)mandmnegligencempermsem(amlaw
mwasmbroken)
Whatmarem"exemplarymdamages"?m-
manswerDamagesmabovemcompensatorymdesignedmtompunishmthemdefendantmandmdetermthembe
havior
Ismtheremamcapmtomnoneconomicmdamages?mHowmmuch?m-manswer$250,000mformphysicians,
$500,000mformhospitals
Doesmthemcapmonmnoneconomicmdamagemdependmonmthemnumbermofmdefendantsmormclaiman
ts?m-manswerNo
Whatmism"proportionalmresponsibility"?m-
manswerPercentagemofmliabilitymapportionedmaccordingmtompercentagemofmfault
Canmthemclaimantmhavempartmofmthemproportionalmresponsibility?m-manswerYes
Ifmthemclaimant'smproportionatemresponsibilitymismmoremthanmwhatm%,mhe/shemmaymnotmrecov
ermdamages?m-manswerIfm>m50%,mnomdamagesmawarded
,Howmlongmismthemstatutemofmlimitationsmformadults?mFormminors?m-
manswer2myears;mformminorsm2myearsmaftermbecomingm18myearsmofmage
Bymhowmmuchmcanmthemstatutemofmlimitationsmbemextendedmandmhow?m-
manswerFilemcomplaint—extram60-day,mnoticemlettermextendsmstatutembym75mdays
Whatmismthemstatutemofmlimitationsmformwrongfulmdeath?m-manswer2myears
Whatmismthemdiscoverymrule?mGivemexamples.m-
manswerStatutemdoesmnotmbeginmuntilmdamagemismdiscovered.mFormexample,mamretainedmspo
ngemthatmismfoundm3myearsmpost-op
Ismtheremimmunitymfrommcivilmactionminmemergencymcases?m-
manswerYes,mexceptmgrossmnegligence
Ismtheremimmunitymfrommcivilmactionminmvolunteermcare?m-
manswerYes,mexceptmgrossmnegligence
Whenmcanmamphysicianmbemchargedmwithm"assaultmandmbattery"?m-manswerUn-
consentedmsurgerymormexaminationmormwhenmexceedingmthemscopemofmthemconsent
Whenmcanmamphysicianmbemchargedmwithmpatientmabandonment?m-
manswerUnilateralmcessationmofmtreatmentmwhenmcontinuedmtreatmentmismnecessary
Whatmism"strictmliability"?m-
manswerLiabilitymthatmdoesmnotmdependmonmactualmnegligence,mbutmthatmismbasedmonmambre
achmofmamdutymtommakemsomethingmsafe.mThismoftenmappliesmtomproductmliability
Aremhospitalsmliablemformthemactionsmofmamphysician?m-
manswerNo,munlessmthemhospitalmemploysmthemphysician
, Whomdeterminesminmamcriminalmcasemifmthemmedicalmrecordsmofmampatientmshouldmbemreleas
ed?m-manswerJudgembyminspection
Howmmanymdaysmdomyoumhavemtomreleasemmedicalmrecordsmtomanmattorney?m-manswer45mdays
Canmmedicalmrecordsmbemadmittedmasmevidenceminmcourt?mWhatmaremthemrequiremen
ts?m-manswerYes,mbutmonlymwithmaffidavit
Whatmaremschedulem1,m2,m3,m4,m5mdrugs?m-manswerSchedulem1—
nomknownmusem(e.g.,mheroin);mschedulem2—
verymaddictivem(morphine,mcocaine);mschedulem3-5—lessmaddictive
Whatmaremdangerousmdrugs?m-manswerPrescriptionmdrugsmothermthanmschedulem1-5
HowmmanymDEAmregistrationsmdomyoumneedmifmyoumprescribemdrugs?mdispensemdrugs?m-
manswerOnemtomprescribe;mamseparatemregistrationmformeachmlocationmwheremyoumdispens
e
HowmoftenmdomyoumrenewmyourmDEAmlicense?m-manswerEverym3myears
CanmyoummovemyourmofficemlocationmandmthenmchangemyourmDEA?m-
manswerNo,mneedmtomchangemBEFOREmmove
IsmamDEAmregistrationmsufficientmtomprescribemdrugsminmTexas?m-
manswerNo,malsomneedmDepartmentmofmPublicmSafetymBureaumofmNarcoticsmandmDan
gerousmDrugmregistration
HowmoftenmdomyoumrenewmamDPSmlicense?m-manswerYearly
DomyoumhavemtomdisplaymthemDEAmandmDPSmlicenses?m-manswerNotmrequiredmbymanymstatute.
m m m m m
raded A+ m
Canmampatientmsuccessfullymsuemamdoctormifmtheremismnomphysician-
patientmrelationship?m-manswerNo
Ifmtheremismnompriormphysician-
patientmrelationship,maremyoumlegallymobligedmtomrespondmtomamcallmfrommampatientmformtre
atment?m-manswerNo
Doesmbeingmonmcallmgivemrisemtomamphysician-patientmrelationship?m-manswerNo
Howmcanmonemterminatemamphysician-
patientmrelationship,mwithoutmabandonmentmifmtheremismongoingmtreatment?m-
manswer30mdaysmwrittenmnotice;mmustmprovidemformemergency
Doesmamphysician'smdutymextendmtomthemunbornmchildmormpotentialmvictimsmofmanmillmpatie
nt?m-manswerYes
Whatmism"proximatemcause"?m-
manswerProvemthatmnegligencemcausedmharmmandmthatmthemcausemwasmnotmtoomremote;mwh
atmismrequiredmtomholdmamdefendantmliableminmamcivilmlawsuit
Whatmaremthemtwomcomponentsmofmproximatemcause?m-manswerCause-in-factm(but-
formtest)mandmforeseeability
Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtombemactivelympracticingmmedicine?m-manswerYes
Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtomknowmstandardsmofmcare?m-manswerYes
,Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtomhavemenoughmtrainingmtomexpressmanmopinionmonmwheth
ermstandardmofmcaremwasmprovided?m-manswerYes
Doesmanmexpertmwitnessmhavemtombemboardmcertified?m-
manswerNo,mboardmcertifiedmormeqivalent
Inmammedicalmmalpracticemcase,maremexpertmwitnessesmrequired?m-
manswerYes,mwithmtwomexceptions
Inmammedicalmmalpracticemsetting,mwhatm2minstancesmdomnotmneedmexpertmtestimony?m-
manswerResmipsamloquiturm(e.g.,mamputationmofmwrongmleg)mandmnegligencempermsem(amlaw
mwasmbroken)
Whatmarem"exemplarymdamages"?m-
manswerDamagesmabovemcompensatorymdesignedmtompunishmthemdefendantmandmdetermthembe
havior
Ismtheremamcapmtomnoneconomicmdamages?mHowmmuch?m-manswer$250,000mformphysicians,
$500,000mformhospitals
Doesmthemcapmonmnoneconomicmdamagemdependmonmthemnumbermofmdefendantsmormclaiman
ts?m-manswerNo
Whatmism"proportionalmresponsibility"?m-
manswerPercentagemofmliabilitymapportionedmaccordingmtompercentagemofmfault
Canmthemclaimantmhavempartmofmthemproportionalmresponsibility?m-manswerYes
Ifmthemclaimant'smproportionatemresponsibilitymismmoremthanmwhatm%,mhe/shemmaymnotmrecov
ermdamages?m-manswerIfm>m50%,mnomdamagesmawarded
,Howmlongmismthemstatutemofmlimitationsmformadults?mFormminors?m-
manswer2myears;mformminorsm2myearsmaftermbecomingm18myearsmofmage
Bymhowmmuchmcanmthemstatutemofmlimitationsmbemextendedmandmhow?m-
manswerFilemcomplaint—extram60-day,mnoticemlettermextendsmstatutembym75mdays
Whatmismthemstatutemofmlimitationsmformwrongfulmdeath?m-manswer2myears
Whatmismthemdiscoverymrule?mGivemexamples.m-
manswerStatutemdoesmnotmbeginmuntilmdamagemismdiscovered.mFormexample,mamretainedmspo
ngemthatmismfoundm3myearsmpost-op
Ismtheremimmunitymfrommcivilmactionminmemergencymcases?m-
manswerYes,mexceptmgrossmnegligence
Ismtheremimmunitymfrommcivilmactionminmvolunteermcare?m-
manswerYes,mexceptmgrossmnegligence
Whenmcanmamphysicianmbemchargedmwithm"assaultmandmbattery"?m-manswerUn-
consentedmsurgerymormexaminationmormwhenmexceedingmthemscopemofmthemconsent
Whenmcanmamphysicianmbemchargedmwithmpatientmabandonment?m-
manswerUnilateralmcessationmofmtreatmentmwhenmcontinuedmtreatmentmismnecessary
Whatmism"strictmliability"?m-
manswerLiabilitymthatmdoesmnotmdependmonmactualmnegligence,mbutmthatmismbasedmonmambre
achmofmamdutymtommakemsomethingmsafe.mThismoftenmappliesmtomproductmliability
Aremhospitalsmliablemformthemactionsmofmamphysician?m-
manswerNo,munlessmthemhospitalmemploysmthemphysician
, Whomdeterminesminmamcriminalmcasemifmthemmedicalmrecordsmofmampatientmshouldmbemreleas
ed?m-manswerJudgembyminspection
Howmmanymdaysmdomyoumhavemtomreleasemmedicalmrecordsmtomanmattorney?m-manswer45mdays
Canmmedicalmrecordsmbemadmittedmasmevidenceminmcourt?mWhatmaremthemrequiremen
ts?m-manswerYes,mbutmonlymwithmaffidavit
Whatmaremschedulem1,m2,m3,m4,m5mdrugs?m-manswerSchedulem1—
nomknownmusem(e.g.,mheroin);mschedulem2—
verymaddictivem(morphine,mcocaine);mschedulem3-5—lessmaddictive
Whatmaremdangerousmdrugs?m-manswerPrescriptionmdrugsmothermthanmschedulem1-5
HowmmanymDEAmregistrationsmdomyoumneedmifmyoumprescribemdrugs?mdispensemdrugs?m-
manswerOnemtomprescribe;mamseparatemregistrationmformeachmlocationmwheremyoumdispens
e
HowmoftenmdomyoumrenewmyourmDEAmlicense?m-manswerEverym3myears
CanmyoummovemyourmofficemlocationmandmthenmchangemyourmDEA?m-
manswerNo,mneedmtomchangemBEFOREmmove
IsmamDEAmregistrationmsufficientmtomprescribemdrugsminmTexas?m-
manswerNo,malsomneedmDepartmentmofmPublicmSafetymBureaumofmNarcoticsmandmDan
gerousmDrugmregistration
HowmoftenmdomyoumrenewmamDPSmlicense?m-manswerYearly
DomyoumhavemtomdisplaymthemDEAmandmDPSmlicenses?m-manswerNotmrequiredmbymanymstatute.
