McGuire v. DeFrancesco

OPINION

FIDEL, Presiding Judge.

One who sues a health care provider for malpractice in Arizona must prove that the defendant failed to exercise the degree of care that would be expected under similar circumstances of a reasonably prudent member of the same profession or class within this state. Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 12-563 (1976). May a plaintiff prove that a board-certified medical specialist violated this statewide standard by expert testimony that the physician’s care fell below minimum standards required of his specialty in every state including Arizona? And may a plaintiff prove that a…