What are the legal principles that govern the standard of care in a medical negligence case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Friebel v. Omelchenko, 2014 BCSC 1039 (CanLII):
Significant submissions were provided on the legal principles informing the standard of care and I have considered them. In the recent decision of Chen v. Ross, 2014 BCSC 374, Ballance J. provided a comprehensive review of the principles that govern the standard of care in a medical negligence case at paras. 273-288:
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