When the standard of medical care is considered, remember your doctor’s actions will be compared to similar professionals in a similar situation. It will likely be necessary to bring in expert witnesses who will testify about this matter, and the defendant will have his or her own expert witnesses since this question is at the heart of the matter of medical malpractice. As the plaintiff in the case, you must show that all the elements above are more likely to be true than not—a lesser standard of proof than the standard of “beyond a reasonable doubt” in criminal court.