· 2/19/1988
Wozniak v. Lipoff
Citations
- 750 P.2d 971
- 242 Kan. 583
- 1988 Kan. LEXIS 32
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- concerning expert medical testimony necessary to create a jury question whether a doctor's negligence caused a patient's suicide by prescription medication overdose
- Proof of malpractice requires two evidentiary steps. It requires evidence as to the recognized standards of the medical community in the particular kind of case, and a showing that the health care provider in question negligently departed from the standard in treating the patient.
- discussing physician’s duty of disclosure
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Judges: Herd, Miller, Holmes
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