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## 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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Author

Ricardo A. Guarnero

Publisher

Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 1074-4797)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)