Citation

Guarnero RA. J. Healthc. Risk Manag. 1999; 19(2): 33-39.

Affiliation

Garcia & Guarnero, PLLC, Bellevue, WA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management - American Hospital Association)

DOI

10.1002/jhrm.5600190206

PMID

10538015

Abstract

The parents of a child who was transported lifeless to a hospital initiated a medical negligence action. Only after discovery did it become clear that the mother, suffering from a disorder known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, caused the death of the child. The case presented a number of complex evidentiary and litigation issues likely to be encountered by other medical-negligence defense attorneys.

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