A doctor makes a serious error during the course of diagnosing a patient.The patient subsequently dies.The deceased patient's family members bring a lawsuit against the doctor.All the experts who testify agree that the doctor failed to meet the standard of care but that if appropriate care had been provided,the patient would have died in any event.The family members' case against the doctor will

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In a medical malpractice lawsuit, the plaintiff must prove four essential elements: duty of care, breach of duty, causation, and damages. In this scenario, all the experts agree that the doctor failed to meet the standard of care, which establishes a breach of duty. However, since it is also determined that even if appropriate care had been provided, the patient would have died, the plaintiff cannot establish causation. Therefore, the family members' case against the doctor will fail because they cannot prove causation, which is an essential element of the tort of negligence.

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