The Nuances of Medical Battery and the Claim

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Never Suffer from a Medical Battery Again


What is Medical Battery? Medical battery in healthcare is when a doctor or medical practitioner performs a procedure at a non-critical or non-emergency situation in any patient without the patient’s consent.


Elements in the Medical Battery Claims to be proved • The Act • Intent • Actual Cause • Proximate Cause • Touch/ Contact • Harmful or Offensive


Plaintiff needs to prove one of them to be true to claim for medical battery •

The medical procedure was performed without the consent of

plaintiff •

The procedure was not an emergency one

No consent was obtained from the bystander authorized by

plaintiff •

The procedure was performed against the will of the plaintiff

The procedure differed significantly from the consent obtained


Medical Battery Claim Includes •

Physical Damages (cuts/bruises/Pain)

Benefitted results out of medical battery

Non-economic damages, etc.


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