What is the test for "reasonableness" in medical malpractice cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Xu v Balaski, 2020 BCSC 940 (CanLII):
Reasonableness is based on a subjective/objective test in the sense that two questions are asked: would a reasonable patient in the same situation as the plaintiff, and having the same information, have undertaken the recommendation; and to what extent would treatment have reduced the plaintiff's losses: Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144 at para. 56.
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