Research Guides: MED 118 Medical Law & Ethics: Medical Malpractice Case Sources

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Law & Ethics Books

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Try these keywords when searching for legal & ethical issues:

medical ethics case studies
medical personnel malpractice
medical negligence lawsuits
health care ethics
health care law
bioethics

Medical Malpractice Case Websites

Casetext
Provides "free access to cases, statutes, and regulations. This open source database covers all federal cases, statutes, and regulations but has limited state resources." (ACRL http://crln.acrl.org/content/77/11/563.full)
Justia: Dockets & Filings
"The Justia Federal District Court Filings & Dockets site republishes public litigation records retrieved from the US Federal District Courts."
Public Library of Law
Requires free registration. Excellent search engine for locating free online law resources including cases from the U.S. Supreme court, courts of appeal, & all 50 states back to 1997. Also includes statutory law & codes from all 50 states, as well as regulations, court rules, constitutions, and legal forms. "Largest free law library in the world" created by FastCase.
Ravel Law
"You can use easy keyword searching, narrow by the jurisdiction you want, and Ravel Law will give you a detailed map of case law. This is a great tool for visual learners, as well. The most important cases are larger circles with lines connecting them to smaller circles that denote similar cases." Free with a .edu email address (ACRL http://crln.acrl.org/content/77/11/563.full)