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When administering tests or treatment, doctors must take care not only not to injure their patients but also not to worsen any existing injury. Doctors that fail to uphold this duty may be liable for medical malpractice. Proving a doctor exacerbated an existing injury may be difficult, as demonstrated in a recent New York medical malpractice case<\/a>. If you suffered losses due to the negligent acts of your doctor, you have the right to pursue damages, and you should meet with a Syracuse medical malpractice lawyer as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

History of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is reported that the plaintiff instituted a medical malpractice lawsuit against his general practitioner, a radiologist, an MRI provider, and a hospital based on the assertion that they were collectively responsible for the delayed diagnosis of tumors on his spine that ultimately caused his paraplegia. The defendants moved for summary judgment while the plaintiff moved to amend his bill of particulars. The court denied the defendants\u2019 motion and granted the plaintiff\u2019s motion. The defendants then appealed.<\/p>\n

Proving Liability for Worsening an Existing Injury<\/strong><\/p>\n

On appeal, the court reversed the trial court\u2019s ruling as to the general practitioner but otherwise affirmed. The court found that the general practitioner showed, prima facie, that he did not deviate from the good and accepted practice of medicine via an expert affidavit. The expert also noted that as soon as the general practitioner noted abnormalities on the plaintiff\u2019s CT scan, he referred him to a specialist. Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When administering tests or treatment, doctors must take care not only not to injure their patients but also not to worsen any existing injury. Doctors that fail to uphold this duty may be liable for medical malpractice. Proving a doctor exacerbated an existing injury may be difficult, as demonstrated in a recent New York medical […]<\/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-3438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"\nNew York Court Discusses Proving Liability in Medical Malpractice Cases — Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog — July 29, 2022<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When administering tests or treatment, doctors must take care not only not to injure their patients but also not to worsen any existing injury. 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