What are the elements of a medical malpractice claim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Foss v. San Antonio Cmty. Hosp., E057236 (Cal. App. 2015):
The elements of a medical malpractice claim, like any negligence cause of action, are duty, breach, proximate cause, and damages. (Galvez v. Frields (2001) 88 Cal.App.4th 1410, 1420.) In a medical malpractice action, expert testimony generally is
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