Austin Littrell is assistant editor of Medical Economics.
The new standard for medical malpractice: A conversation with Daniel G. Aaron, M.D., J.D.
June 25th 2025Daniel Aaron, M.D., J.D., an associate professor of law at the University of Utah, explains how the American Law Institute’s new standard may gradually influence courts and legislatures across the country.
The new standard for medical malpractice: A step toward ending defensive medicine?
June 23rd 2025Daniel Aaron, M.D., J.D., an associate professor of law at the University of Utah, explains how the American Law Institute’s new malpractice standard could ease one of medicine’s biggest sources of stress: fear of being sued.
The new standard for medical malpractice: Can doctors be liable for doing what everyone else does?
June 22nd 2025Daniel Aaron, M.D., J.D., an associate professor of law at the University of Utah, breaks down how the American Law Institute’s updated framework draws the line between widespread custom and legal accountability.
The new standard for medical malpractice: What makes a clinical guideline legally defensible?
June 21st 2025Daniel Aaron, M.D., J.D., an associate professor of law at the University of Utah, explains what makes a guideline “legitimate” in the eyes of the law, and what physicians and health system leaders should watch for.