Torts

Resource 12 . 1 . 1

16 minutes

Sheeley v. Memorial Hospital

Kathleen,

Mary R Ziegler,

Molly Flash

          In medical malpractice cases, the proper standard of care relies on custom—the practices expected of similarly situated physicians. As the next case makes clear, these cases may boil down to who counts as a proper comparator in this inquiry.

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