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· 6/8/2009

Martínez-Serrano v. Quality Health Services of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Citations

  • 568 F.3d 278
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 12302
  • 2009 WL 1579114

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that expert testimony is ordinarily required to establish causation because in medical malpractice cases “the issues tend to be scientifically driven and more nuanced than in most tort cases”
  • the plaintiff must show by a preponderance of the evidence, that the negligent conduct was the factor that most probably caused the medical harm.
  • doctor's negligent conduct must be the factor that most probably caused the medical harm

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Judges: Lynch, Selya, Lipez

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