First, the challenged treatment was deviation below the degree of care and skill expected of reasonably competent practitioner of the same class and under similar circumstances; and, secondly, the alleged negligent act proximately caused the claimed injury. Wrongful DeathWhere an individual dies, allegedly as result of medical negligence, the individual’s estate will have claim for wrongful death. wrongful death claim, and any surviving personal injury claims, must be commenced within one (1) year after the qualification of the representative of the decedent’s estate. If the decedent was minor child, the surviving parents may also bring an additional claim for loss of affection and companionship that would have been derived from such child during its minority.
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