In its lengthy opinion issued on February 14, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho (“Idaho Supreme Court”) discussed establishing causation in Idaho medical malpractice cases where there are several potential causes of symptoms and there is insufficient scientific basis to conclusively establish any one potential cause. Where differential diagnosis analysis is appropriate to prove causation in medical malpractice cases, the expert first identifies all of the potential causes of symptoms and then engages in process of eliminating hypotheses in order to reach conclusion as to the most likely cause. When using differential diagnosis analysis, an expert’s testimony is excluded if the expert fails to offer an explanation why an alternative cause is ruled out.
Idaho Medical Malpractice Supreme Court Decision Regarding Causation – Medical Malpractice Lawyers
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