Practice question
A technically complex medical case has no established res ipsa basis. Explain why ordinary witnesses’ opinions cannot automatically establish the medical standard, while competent testimony from a defense expert need not be disregarded solely because of its source.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_268308_2025.html — Que v Philippine Heart Center, GR 268308, April 2 2025, MAIN decision: duty, breach, injury, proximate causation, and expert proof.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_246489_2024.html — Spouses Nuñez v Daz, GR 246489, January 29 2024, main opinion: expert evidence and qualified res ipsa loquitur.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_250919_2021.html — Supreme Court GR 250919, November 2021, main opinion: technical standards, defense-expert evidence qualification, and exceptional res ipsa loquitur.
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