captain of the ship doctrine

captain-of-the-ship doctrine. In medical-malpractice law, the doctrine imposing liability on a surgeon for the actions of assistants who are under the surgeon’s control but who are employees of the hospital, not the surgeon. [Cases: Health 787.]

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资深译员Brendan，毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与商业与人权诉讼相关的法律文件。