Question: Progressive plastic surgery is a medical practice operating as a professional corporation. the practice recently hired a new surgeon, daniela, after checking one reference. while

Progressive plastic surgery is a medical practice operating as a professional corporation. the practice recently hired a new surgeon, daniela, after checking one reference. while operating on penny, daniela committed an act of medical malpractice. discuss any liability the parties may have.


a. penny has discovered that daniela has been sued in numerous malpractice actions.

b. would your answer be different if the practice had hired daniela through a placement agency to work for two weeks while another surgeon was vacationing?

c. daniela has begun giving botox injections at parties hosted in her apartment and an individual suffered a serious injury as a result of botox injections made by daniela.

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