In a lawsuit for a birth injury, how does a jury determine if a doctors actions were within the accepted standard of care?
A jury will consider testimony by experts – usually other doctors – who will testify whether in their expert opinion, your physician followed standard medical practice or fell below the accepted standard of care. A specialist, like an obstetrician, is held to a higher standard of care than a non-specialist.
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