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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 14 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Baylis v. Lourdes Hospital, Inc..

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1 Baylis v. Lourdes Hospital, Inc. Anchor
ky · 1991
green “in most medical negligence cases, proof of causation requires the testimony of an expert witness because the nature of the inquiry is such that jurors are not competent to draw their own conclusions from the evidence without the aid of such expert testimony.” 4
2 Baylis v. Lourdes Hospital, Inc.
ky · 1991
green “it is an accepted principle that in most medical negligence cases, proof of causation requires the testimony of an expert witness because the nature of the inquiry is such that jurors are not competent to draw their own conclusions from the evidence without the aid of such exper…” 4
3 Jarboe v. Harting
kyctapphigh · 1965
green “must indicate that an alleged negligent act probably caused the injury and that a nexus between the alleged act and the injury is not merely a speculative possibility.” 3
4 Andrew v. Begley
kyctapp · 2006
green “in considering a motion for summary judgment, the court must view all the facts and inferences drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion, and all doubts are to be resolved in his or her favor.” 3

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