Forlano v. Hughes

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• expert medical opinion generally required to prove breach of duty of care
• directed verdict for defendants should have been allowed where evidence indicated injury could have occurred in one of two ways, only one of which involved negligence of physician
• only in exceptional circumstances may a jury, without the aid of expert medical opinion, determine whether a physician has comported with the standard of care accepted in the medical community
• expert medical opinion generally required to prove breach of duty of care
• “Although the plaintiff might be entitled to nominal damages for the breach . . . , he has not urged this point on us, and hence we do not think it necessary to order entry of judgment for $1”
• expert testimony generally needed to show breach of duty of care

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).