Does a difference in medical opinion between a doctor and a patient have to be proven to be negligent?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Thomas v. United States, CASE NO. 3:19-cv-0100-CAB-LL (S.D. Cal. 2020):
2d 885, 903 (1999); CACI 505. "A difference of medical opinion concerning the desirability of one particular medical procedure over another does not, however, establish that the determination to use one of the procedures was negligent." Clemens v. Regents of Univ. of California, 8 Cal. App. 3d 1, 13 (1970).
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