Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-23-2021
Keywords
Charitable immunity, common law doctrine, negligence, liability
Abstract
This Comment discusses various aspects of the modern hospital and examines charitable immunity’s incompatibility with modern law.
First, Part II explains the historical justifications for immunity and presents the doctrine’s landscape in the United States. Part III examines the role precedent plays in continuing to adhere to the rule of immunity. Part IV takes an in-depth approach of the big business of hospitals by evaluating various financial aspects of charitable hospitals. Part V explores the reality of charitable immunity falling out of touch with concepts of modern law. Part VI takes a more specific look at the application of the law in Arkansas, and Part VII concludes by encouraging the Arkansas Supreme Court to consider the imbalance of justice and generosity imposed by the doctrine.
Citation
Baltz, C. J. (2021). When Justice Should Precede Generosity: The Case Against Charitable Immunity in Arkansas. Arkansas Law Notes. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/arlnlaw/4
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