Rafaela Cortes-Irizarry v. Corporacin Insular De Seguros

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• holding that references to a “prevailing medical standard” used by the “average gynecologist” was sufficient to establish a standard of care
• holding that references to a “prevailing medical standard” used by the “average gynecologist” was sufficient to establish a standard of care
• holding that references to a “prevailing medical standard” used by the “average gynecologist” was sufficient to establish a standard of care
• suggesting that courts should be wary of ruling on the admissibility of expert testimony at the summary judgment stage
• “Notwithstanding proof of both duty and 19 breach, a plaintiff also must offer competent evidence of causation . . . .”
• finding trial court record inadequate to undertake Daubert analysis where record neither reflected a citation to Daubert nor a statement of trial court’s purposes in excluding expert evidence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).