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Medical Negligence Compensation and the “Eggshell Skull” Rule: What Patients Should Learn from the Supreme Court

Medical negligence cases are not only about proving that something went wrong during treatment. They also involve the question of fair compensation. When a patient suffers avoidable pain, further treatment, additional expenses or prolonged distress due to deficient medical service, compensation should be reasoned, realistic and connected to the actual [...]

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Medical Negligence Complaint Must Match the Pleadings: Supreme Court’s Warning in Deep Nursing Home Case

A medical negligence complaint must be clear about what negligence is alleged, when it occurred, who was responsible and how the alleged lapse caused harm. Courts and Consumer Commissions may examine the records, expert reports and legal issues, but they cannot create a completely new case that was not pleaded [...]

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