Liability means we must be able to prove "with a reasonable degree of medical certainty" the doctor or hospital or other medical professional who treated you "departed from what is accepted medical care."
It means we must show that it was more likely than not that the doctors or other medical professionals who cared for you did not properly treat you medically and in accordance with the standard of care other physicians or other medical professionals with the same specialty would use to treat your problem. A medical expert must testify the treatment was inappropriate and explain how and why it was inappropriate.
Attorney Stuart Carpey is a partner in the Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Attorney in the Law firm Kreithen Baron & Carpey Attorneys at Law. As a Medical Lawyer Philadelphia, he has a very real interest in educating people about his specialty.