What is the standard of care of a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from The Owners, Strata Plan BCS3717 v. Penfolds Residential Roofing Inc., 2021 CanLII 119982 (BC CRT):
19. In general, where a party alleges a breach of the standard of care and the subject matter is outside ordinary knowledge, expert evidence is required. Other times, a breach of the standard may be so obvious that it does not require expert evidence: Bergen v. Guliker, 2015 BCCA 283.
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