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I have a situation related to: Medical error complaint

Medical liability rests on three pillars depending on the context. For the physician in private practice: contractual liability based on the art. 398 CO (mandate) — obligation of means and not of results. The physician is answerable for the diligence he should have employed according to the rules of the art… No revisions are needed.

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