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surgeon, a French Huguenot whose father, William, emigrated with his family to England in 1569. A celebrated accoucheur ("obstetrician"), he aided the wives of James I and Charles I in childbirth.liability insurance
insurance against claims of loss or damage for which a policyholder might have to compensate another party. The policy covers losses resulting from acts or omissions which are legally deemed to be ...
health law
When patients are injured by medical negligence, the remedies they can pursue depend upon the country's legal system. In the United States, for example, lawsuits against physicians for negligent ...
insurance
Known as malpractice, or errors-and-omissions, insurance, professional liability contracts are distinguished from general business liability policies because of the specialized nature of the ...
casualty insurance
provision against loss to persons and property, covering legal hazards as well as those of accident and sickness. Major classes of casualty insurance include liability, theft, aviation, workers' ...
Hongwu
In his progress from a mendicant monastery to the imperial palace, the Hongwu emperor illustrates the chaos into which China had fallen under the preceding late Yuan dynasty. The Yuan rulers were ...
Hastings, Warren
Hastings's period of undisputed power in Bengal came to an end in 1774 with changes in the company's government. He acquired the new title of governor-general and new responsibilities for supervising ...
Spiegel, Der
(German: "The Mirror"), weekly news magazine, preeminent in Germany and one of the most widely circulated in Europe, published in Hamburg since 1947. Founded in 1946 as Diese Woche ("This Week"), the ...
United States
States moved aggressively to combat escalating medical-malpractice insurance premiums, which were widely blamed on personal-injury lawsuits. Thirteen legislatures approved malpractice-relief bills, ...
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
The republic of Equatorial Guinea consists of Rio Muni, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, and the offshore islands of Bioko and Annobon. Area: 28,051 sq km (10,831 sq mi). Pop. (1996 est.): ...
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