Medical malpractice occurs when a medical
professional or hospital adversely affects the
health of a patient through inappropriate medical
care or the lack of proper care or neglect.
In order for the medical malpractice to become a
case of legal negligence, the healthcare provider
must have:
Failed to do something (or did something) to a
patient that a prudent health care professional in
the same field would have reasonably been expected
to do (or not do) in the same circumstance.
And,
Caused harm to the patient as a result of the
inappropriate action or inaction and the harm
should have been reasonably expected.
Because of the complexity of medical care,
courts realize that judges and juries are untrained
in medical procedure and require guidance from
experts in the medical field. Therefore, the
testimony of expert witnesses are required to
present their opinions of the facts of the case.
Both the plaintiff and the defense may produce
their own experts who might offer conflicting
opinions. The judge or jury can then make a
reasonable determination as to which opinions to
accept and which to reject at arriving at their
decision in the medical malpractice trial.
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