Abstract
Perhaps, the key element in any medical malpractice lawsuit is the issue of causation. The burden on the plaintiff/patient is to prove his/her case by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant/healthcare provider is both cause in fact and proximate cause of the injury claimed. This chapter details not only deals with the basic requirements for proof of causation but delves into the particularly difficult causation questions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine |
| Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 351-356 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128000557 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128000342 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 4 2015 |
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Social Sciences
Keywords
- 'But for' test
- 'Increase the risk' test
- Andrews
- Cardozo
- Causation
- Cause in fact
- Foreseeability
- Legal cause
- Malpractice
- Medical negligence
- Preponderance of evidence
- Proximate cause
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