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The injured patient must show that the physician acted negligently in rendering care, and that such negligence resulted in injury. To do so, four legal elements must be proven: (1) a professional duty owed to the patient; (2) breach of such duty; (3) injury caused by the breach; and (4) resulting damages.

Proving Negligence. Most civil lawsuits for injuries allege the wrongdoer was negligent. To win in a negligence lawsuit, the victim must establish 4 elements: (1) the wrongdoer owed a duty to the victim, (2) the wrongdoer breached the duty, (3) the breach caused the injury (4) the victim suffered damages.

The injured patient must show that the physician acted negligently in rendering care, and that such negligence resulted in injury. To do so, four legal elements must be proven: (1) a professional duty owed to the patient; (2) breach of such duty; (3) injury caused by the breach; and (4) resulting damages.

Do you want to hold another party accountable for their negligent behavior? Doing so means you and your lawyer must prove the five elements of negligence: duty, breach of duty, cause, in fact, proximate cause, and harm.

The Basics Date of the malpractice; date the malpractice was discovered - are you within the Statute of Limitations? Many states, like Florida, have a Statue of Limitations that begins when the malpractice event should have been discovered.

The Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Statutes of Limitations The law states that all Pennsylvania medical malpractice claims must be filed within two years from the date when the victim discovered the error. Thus, the time limit does not start running when the alleged malpractice occurs.