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· 5/16/2001

Rittenhouse v. Hanks

Citations

  • 777 A.2d 1113

How courts have described this case

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

  • determining the community standard of care by relying on expert testimony in a medical malpractice case following a patient’s death from liver failure allegedly caused by a cancer medication
  • qualification of expert witness at trial rests within the sound discretion of the trial judge
  • standard of care must relate to time of treatment

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Judges: Sole, Eakin, Lally-Green

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