Medical Malpractice Litigation in Munroe Falls

Medical malpractice occurs when a patient is harmed by a doctor or medical professional who fails to competently perform their medical duties. Definition: Medical malpractice is any act or omission by a physician during treatment of a patient that deviates from accepted norms of practice in the medical community and causes an injury to the patient. Medical malpractice is a specific subset of tort law that deals with professional negligence. “Negligence” is generally defined as conduct that falls to meet a standard. The most common form of a standard in tort law is that of a so-called “reasonable person.”