Abstract We consider the estate division or bankruptcy problem and assume that players sequentially put claims on estate. Each part of is then divided proportionally with respect to number it. focus myopic play: first claim hitherto least claimed parts, subgame perfect equilibria. Our main result strategies constitute a equilibrium if punishments for deviators are included.

This article explores the antagonism expressed by two different theoretical positions within medical anthropology towards the structural violence position: the culture as central approach and the post-structuralist approach. While medical anthropologists trained in cultural models of illness are disappointed by the lack of culture in the structural violence approach, medical anthropologists tra...

BACKGROUND The medical peer-review committees and arbitration boards of the Medical Associations of the individual German federal states assess claims for damages arising from alleged medical malpractice. METHODS 189 panel proceedings concerning alleged malpractice in the treatment of fractures in children were evaluated on the basis of the available documentation and decisions. The proceedin...

T he paper (1) analyze malpractice data between 1991-2005 for 25 me dical specialties in USA. It is discussed the cumulative risk among phy sicians in high and low risk specialties. The age of physicians was 30-70 years (for estimate the cumulative risk career malpractice risk). The malpractice claim for all physicians was 7,4%/year and 1,6%/year of claim lead to a pay ments. 78% of all claim d...

Understanding how medical malpractice occurs and is resolved is important to improving patient safety and preserving the viability of a physician's career in academic medicine. Every physician is likely to be sued by a patient, and how the physician responds can change his or her professional life. However, the principles of medical malpractice are rarely taught or addressed during residency tr...