The trial judge found a much narrower breach of the standard of care for the 1996 period than the 1997 period and beyond. (thelitigator.ca)
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board ultimately and successfully proved a few charges — failure to properly supervise employees, overuse of a steroid injection, and one count of breach of standard of care — but dismissed Hedrick of three other counts. (indianainjuryblog.com)
However, «negligence» can be a grey area, and if a physician does not communicate honestly with the patient or the patient's family about a mistake that occurred — i.e., either not coming clean about the mistake or mischaracterising the mistake — that action itself can push the perception of the mistake beyond the grey area, to a clear breach of the standard of care in the eyes of the trier of fact. (lawyer-monthly.com)