Causation in Medical Malpractice Actions 

To win a medical malpractice law suit the plaintiff must prove two things:  that the health care providers did not meet the standard of care expected of them, and that the failure to meet the standard of care is what caused the plaintiff’s injuries.  This second element is called “causation.”  Causation is often the more difficult hurdle for the plaintiff to meet.  In the following article, Lindsay McGivern provides a description of how the courts view causation in complex medical malpractice claims.