Medical negligence

A medical negligence case can prosper if the patient can present solid proof that the doctor, either failed to do something which a reasonably prudent doctor would have done, or that he did something that a reasonably prudent doctor would not have done, and such failure or action caused injury to the patient.

To successfully pursue this kind of case, a patient must only prove that a health care provider either failed to do something which a reasonably prudent health care provider would have done, or that he did something that a reasonably prudent provider would not have done; and that failure or action caused injury to the patient. Simply put, the elements are duty, breach, injury and proximate causation. (Professional Services, Inc. v. Natividad and Enrique Agana, 542 Phil. 464, 481 (2007).