WHAT YOU MUST ESTABLISH TO SHOW CARELESSNESS OR NEGLIGENCE
In any personal injury claim based on negligence, you must demonstrate that the defendant did not meet the expected standard of care. In most personal injury lawsuits, that means you must show that the at-fault party did not act as an average person of ordinary prudence would. You also must show that the failure to meet the standard of care caused an accident and that you suffered actual losses as a result.
However, when the wrongdoer is a medical professional and you are seeking damages in a medical practice claim, there’s a higher standard to which the defendant must be held. With doctors and physicians, the required degree of care is that of a
- Reasonably skilled and competent healthcare professional,
- With similar training, experience, and background,
- Practicing in the same community.
In most personal injury trials, the jury determines what constitutes reasonable care. In medical malpractice cases, though, it’s customary for expert witnesses (usually other medical professionals) to offer testimony on whether the conduct at issue met the standard of care.
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