Consider two time-honored legal concepts related to hospital food service liability.
An earlier article ("MMs must be selective in awarding food contracts because of potential liability," HMM July, p.20-1) developed the law concerning the immediate liability of a hospital for food served to patients, employees and the public in the snack bar or cafeteria. That article was concerned mostly with products liability law, but it had some references to liability arising from implied warranties. In this dialogue, Dr. Decker discusses the long-range or continuing liability of the hospital in both situations.
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