Memorandum

<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></H1> To: Your Supervisor From: Your Name<o:p></o:p> Date: January 10, 2010<o:p></o:p> Re: Melissa Peters (Your client's name, or other information)<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">ASSIGNMENT</H3> Review authorities provided to determine probable answers to the issues.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">FACTS<o:p></o:p></H1> Our client, Melissa Peters, was in a car accident. After being taken to the hospital, surgery was performed by Dr. Mel Practice. During the course of the surgery, a sponge... <o:p> </o:p> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">ISSUES</H3> 1. Is the doctor liable for the negligent acts of the nurse?<o:p></o:p> 2. Is the doctor liable for assault and battery?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">ANALYSIS<o:p></o:p></H2> 1. Is the doctor liable for the negligent acts of the nurse?<o:p></o:p> In cases dealing with the negligent behavior of nursing staff, courts have ruled that the supervising doctor... In French v. Fischer, 50 Tenn.App. 587, 362 S.W.2d 926 (1962), a child underwent surgery. During (Tell the facts of the case being cited)... The court held:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If your quote is thirty words or more, indent on both sides and single-space the quote like this, without quotation marks. If the quote is less than thirty words, leave it within the paragraph and use quotation marks. <o:p> </o:p> The above authority applies because in both French v. Fischer and our client's case ... (Apply the law to your client's facts) Therefore, it appears that... (provide a conclusion to wrap-up the analysis of the case.)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 2. Is the doctor liable for assault and battery?<o:p></o:p> Courts have generally ruled that doctors (Introductory statement)... In Smith v. Cotter, 810 P.2d 1204 (Nev. 1985), the patient entered the hospital for... (Tell the facts of the case being cited) The court in that case opined:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If your quote is thirty words or more, indent on both sides and single-space the quote like this, without quotation marks. If the quote is less than thirty words, leave it within the paragraph and use quotation marks. <o:p> </o:p> In the instant case, as in the above authority, a patient... (Thoroughly apply the law to your client's facts.) Therefore, in our client's case the doctor... (Provide a conclusion to wrap-up the analysis of the case.)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Additional authority has established that... (Introductory statement.) In Watson v. Clutts, 262 N.E.2d 617 (N.C. 1985), a doctor was sued for... (Tell the facts of the case being cited) The court reasoned that:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If your quote is thirty words or more, indent on both sides and single-space the quote like this, without quotation marks. If the quote is less than thirty words, leave it within the paragraph and use quotation marks. <o:p> </o:p> This case establishes that when a doctor's conduct... (Thoroughly apply the law to your client's facts) <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Therefore, based on the cited authority, the doctor should be found... (Provide a conclusion to wrap-up the analysis of the case.)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">CONCLUSION</H3> 1. The doctor will be found... (Answer the first issue)<o:p></o:p> 2. In our case, it appears that our client... (Answer the second issue)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">RECOMMENDATION</H3> Our client appears to have a solid case, but there are steps we should take to better position our client for litigation. These include...<o:p></o:p>

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