Tort Laws: Issues in Health Product and Medical Service

Authors

  • Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip Research Scholar, 26 Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

Tort, medical, health, product, service

Abstract

In the present day, the consideration on individual rights becomes an important concept worldwide. Any tort is not acceptable and there must be the proper management by the law of tort. The legal case according to law of tort can be seen worldwide. The tort laws involve in several aspects in the society. Here, the authors specific summarize and discuss on an important issue of tort laws, the specific dimension regarding health product and medical service. Interesting reports and case studies are summarized and mentioned in this article.

Author Biography

  • Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, Research Scholar, 26 Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand

    Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip1, *, Viroj Wiwanitkti2

    1Research Scholar, 26 Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand

    2Adjunct Professor, Joseph Ayobabalola University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria

    2Honorary Professor, Dr DY Patil University, Pune, Maharashtra, India

     

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2019-06-21