Legal Opinion
Judith Alcocer v. Ashley Mills
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 2018No. 17-14804PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge:
*947 Much has been said about the art of diagnosis. For example, Mahatma Gandhi 2 opined, "A correct diagnosis is three-fourths the remedy." Prashant Gupta, Wisdom of Gandhi 53 (2008).
After all, a misdiagnosis can prevent a solution from ever being found. Take, for instance, the case of President James A. Garfield. After an assassin wounded President Garfield, the President's physician became convinced that the bullet was lodged near the liver, and he performed several unsuccessful operations to remove it. CBS News, How Doctors Killed President Garfield , July 5, 2012,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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