Practice question
What is the general role of expert testimony in technically disputed medical-malpractice cases?
- It is always irrelevant.
- It proves liability merely because any witness has a medical title.
- It is replaced by the patient’s dissatisfaction in every case.
- It is needed only to state the patient’s address.
- It ordinarily establishes the relevant standard, departure from it, and causal connection, subject to recognized exceptions.
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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