A Missouri appellate court has restored a wrongful death lawsuit involving medical professionals, as a previous ruling dismissed the plaintiff’s expert testimony regarding the standard of care. The heart of the matter is whether Dr. Huilin Li had an obligation under the standard of care to be aware of the patient assignments and to ensure timely examination of the patients. In this instance, a patient suffered cardiac arrest after experiencing a significant delay in the emergency room.
Read more about the court’s decision and the implications for standard of care in medical practice.