Is there any case law supporting a cause of action for negligence in the context of medical malpractice?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Harris v. Valencia, No. 2: 19-cv-1751 KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Mere 'indifference,' 'negligence,' or 'medical malpractice' will not support this cause of action." Broughton v. Cutter Laboratories, 622 F.2d 458, 460 (9th Cir. 1980) (citing Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 105-06 (1976)).
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