{"id":2158,"date":"2018-09-18T12:29:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T16:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2018-10-24T01:26:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T05:26:41","slug":"foreseeability-in-new-york-medical-malpractice-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/foreseeability-in-new-york-medical-malpractice-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreseeability in New York Medical Malpractice Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Medical errors can have devastating consequences for a patient\u2019s future. If you were injured because of a healthcare provider\u2019s mistake or negligence, you should speak to an experienced Syracuse medical negligence lawyer as soon as possible. Many times, medical malpractice cases revolve around the question of foreseeability, which can be complicated. However, with wide-ranging experience in New York medical malpractice law, we know how to investigate your claim and get the answers needed to build the strongest possible case on your behalf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Concept of Foreseeability in Medical Malpractice Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The New York Court of Appeals has held that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2018\/09\/17\/the-foreseeability-charge-in-medical-malpractice-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreseeability<\/a> of risk is an essential element of a medical malpractice claim because a medical professional is only at fault when the injury-producing occurrence is one that could have been anticipated. The idea is that no person can be expected to guard against harm from events, which are unlikely to occur, or events that are merely possible in the grand scheme of things. In short, the concept of foreseeability optimizes the process of determining whether a medical professional was negligent or not.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that foreseeability does not mean that the precise occurrence needs to be foreseen. Rather, the plaintiff must only show that a reasonably competent medical professional in the same specialty, and under the same circumstances, ought to have anticipated that injury might result from the negligent act in question. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/foreseeability-in-new-york-medical-malpractice-cases\/#more-2158\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical errors can have devastating consequences for a patient\u2019s future. If you were injured because of a healthcare provider\u2019s mistake or negligence, you should speak to an experienced Syracuse medical negligence lawyer as soon as possible. Many times, medical malpractice cases revolve around the question of foreseeability, which can be complicated. However, with wide-ranging experience [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Foreseeability in New York Medical Malpractice Cases &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; September 18, 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Medical errors can have devastating consequences for a patient\u2019s future. 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