What is the test at law for medical malpractice?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Coi v. Korn, 1998 CanLII 4322 (BC SC):
The test at law becomes "... an objective one and the particular circumstances of each case and each patient must be carefully considered." [See Diack v. Bardsley, supra, at p.248‑249].
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