{"id":3360,"date":"2022-03-21T16:49:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3360"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:25:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T21:25:59","slug":"new-york-court-discuses-the-burden-of-proof-imposed-on-parties-in-medical-malpractice-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discuses-the-burden-of-proof-imposed-on-parties-in-medical-malpractice-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Discuses the Burden of Proof Imposed on Parties in Medical Malpractice Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In New York medical malpractice cases, the plaintiff initially bears the burden of proof. Specifically, the plaintiff must show that the defendant departed from the accepted and good practice of medicine, thereby causing the plaintiff to suffer harm. As such, if a defendant wishes to obtain dismissal via summary judgment, they must show that the evidence reveals, on its face, that the defendant did not deviate from the standard of care or cause the plaintiff\u2019s injuries. Recently, in an order issued in a medical malpractice <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/new-york\/appellate-division-second-department\/2022\/2019-04688.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">case,<\/a> a New York court reiterated the burdens of proof imposed on parties with respect to medical negligence and lack of informed consent claims. If you suffered losses due to the negligence of a healthcare provider, it is prudent to confer with a Syracuse medical malpractice lawyer about your options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Procedural History of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is reported that the plaintiff underwent a series of heart surgeries over the course of several months. He subsequently contracted an infection and had a stroke after the procedures. He then filed a lawsuit against the defendant, the doctor who performed the surgery, arguing his negligence and failure to obtain the plaintiff\u2019s informed consent constituted malpractice. The defendant moved for summary judgment, arguing that the plaintiff failed to show the defendant\u2019s acts proximately caused the plaintiff\u2019s harm. The court granted the defendant\u2019s motion, and the plaintiff appealed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Burden of Proof Imposed on Parties in Medical Malpractice Cases <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The appellate court ultimately affirmed the trial court ruling. The court explained that to obtain dismissal of a medical malpractice claim, a defendant must show, prima facie, it did not deviate from the accepted and good practice of medicine and that any alleged deviation did not cause the plaintiff\u2019s harm. If the defendant meets this burden, the burden then moves to the plaintiff, who must prove that a material issue of fact exists as to either element. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discuses-the-burden-of-proof-imposed-on-parties-in-medical-malpractice-cases\/#more-3360\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In New York medical malpractice cases, the plaintiff initially bears the burden of proof. Specifically, the plaintiff must show that the defendant departed from the accepted and good practice of medicine, thereby causing the plaintiff to suffer harm. As such, if a defendant wishes to obtain dismissal via summary judgment, they must show that the [&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-3360","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>New York Court Discuses the Burden of Proof Imposed on Parties in Medical Malpractice Cases &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; March 21, 2022<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In New York medical malpractice cases, the plaintiff initially bears the burden of proof. 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