Defining the Standard of Care: When Will a Generalist be Held to a Standard Approaching that of a Specialist?

This is the second article of our series discussing practical and evidentiary issues in medical malpractice. Each article will examine recent medical malpractice case law and focus on practical and evidentiary issues, with the goal of providing some useful insight into the obstacles that occurred in hopes that future cases can adapt and develop new ways to overcome these challenges. In this article, Andrea Donaldson reviews cases in which generalists have been held to higher standards than their formal training would suggest, and offers suggestions for counsel to illustrate the required standard of care to the court.