Clinical Risk and Judicial Reasoning: Editorial Comment

Clinical Risk and Judicial Reasoning: Eugene F. Sanger, AM, MD, 1829–1897

This biographical sketch of Eugene F. Sanger, AM, MD, corresponds to the historic text, The Classic: Report of the Committee on Suits for Malpractice, available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-008-0639-z.

Comparative Reasoning and Judicial Review

Editorial comment: Clinical pathways: mediastinoscopy and mediastinal lymph node dissection.

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Coherence and Reliability in Judicial Reasoning

Experimental studies of how juries reach their verdicts in court strongly suggest that coherence reasoning is ubiquitous in judicial reasoning. Under massive cognitive pressure to process large numbers of conflicting pieces of evidence and witness reports, jury members base their judgment on an assessment of the most coherent account of the events. From a normative perspective, the legitimacy o...

Decision Rules in a Judicial Hierarchy: Comment