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Patient sally sued doctor Jones for malpractice how might the fact that sally got sicker because she forgot to take her medicine affect the case?
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∙ 13y ago
Depends on a few factors. First and foremost is the question of whether the treatment Sally was receiving via the medication in question had to do with the malpractice case. For example, if a diabetic patient sues a doctor for botching a surgery by breaking the sterile field, her failure to assiduously take her meds would be irrelevant. If, however, the suit addresses a problem the meds were treating, it's likely her failure to take said meds would undermine the plaintiff's case.
Bear in mind that, contrary to popular belief, malpractice suits are not common at all. I am informed by the Orange County Bar that, without loss of limb or wrongful death being the cause, it's very unlikely that (a) the plaintiff will succeed or (b) that they'll even find a lawyer to take the case one.
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