Saint Leo Theory of Comparative and Contributory Ostrowski Case Essay

Your paper is due November 22nd by 11:59 p.m. You will have access to submit the paper for a week after this date but you will have deductions for lateness as per the syllabus. This policy is the same one used for exams.

In this module, you are going to submit the first of four short papers (600-words minimum). In each paper you will read the scenario and present a position on that issue. All papers shall cite a minimum of three sources. One of the sources must be from the text, one must be an Internet source (with hyperlink) and the third may be chosen from any source (print, personal experience, Internet, learned treatise, journal, etc.). You shall cite each source in APA format. The paper is due no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Paper topic: In the Ostrowski case, there existed a material issue of fact about whether the patient’s failure to follow the medical care instructed may have contributed to the harm caused. Should a physician be immune from liability in those cases in which the patient’s contribution to the harm suffered was as great as the physician’s contribution? This topic should include a discussion of the case and the various theories of negligence, ie comparative and contributory.