Every case is different. It also depends who you ask. The more you try to rationalize on how a physician is liable for the sake of pointing fingers the more touch you lose of the issue at large. We are living in an era where medicine continues evolving on a day to day basis. Do I believe physicians should be held liable when accountable? Absolutely. If an event or early detection was unforeseeable, I do not believe a physician should be at fault. As previously stated, every case is different.
