In most medical malpractice cases, the defending doctor has failed to provide the required standard of care, which has resulted in harm to the patient. In certain cases, the liability is obvious, and the defendant’s lawyer might even recognize and agree that the doctor had clearly departed from providing good medical care. However, in most cases the doctor’s lawyer will not admit this in court and will waste time trying to prove to the court that the doctor was not responsible for the malpractice and the resulting injuries to the patient.