Jones v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.

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• stating that the etiology of cancer lies \beyond the experience of laymen and can only be explained through expert testimony\
• with regard to causation, plaintiff 15 must prove within a reasonable medical probability based on competent medical testimony that 16 defendant's negligent care caused his injury
• “The law is well settled that in a personal injury action 26 causation must be proven within a reasonable medical probability based upon 27 28 competent expert testimony.”
• “The law is well settled that in a personal injury action causation must be proven within a reasonable medical probability based upon competent expert, testimony. Mere possibility alone is insufficient to establish a prima facie case.”
• “A possible 18 cause only becomes ‘probable’ when, in the absence of other reasonable causal 19 explanations, it becomes more likely than not that the injury was the result of its 20 action.”
• “The fact that a determination of causation is difficult to establish cannot ... provide a plaintiff with an excuse to dispense with the introduction of some reasonably reliable evidence proving this essential element of his case.”

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