Beyond “Just Talk to Them”: Why Communication Alone Won’t Solve Obstetric Litigation
The Safety Ledger: Every lawsuit starts with harm and hinges on two questions: Did care meet the standard, and did any deviation cause the outcome?
In American tort law, the elements for a cause of action such as negligence follow a familiar framework: duty, breach, causation, and damages. To prevail, a plaintiff must prove all four.
Duty: The defendant owed a legal duty of care to act reasonably under the circumstances. For example, physicians owe their patients competent, evidence-based medical ca…
