What is the legal basis for medical justification in medical malpractice cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Miley v. Abulaban, 2014 BCSC 1472 (CanLII):
Medical justification is not limited to doctors’ opinions, but such evidence may come from qualified health practitioners: Gregory v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144 at para. 39:
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