{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-76-76-21","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 76-21","heading":"Presumption of negligence","body":"In any action arising from negligence in the rendering of\n\nmedical care, a presumption of negligence shall arise if the\n\nfollowing foundation facts are first established:\n\n1. The plaintiff sustained any injury;\n\n2. Said injury was proximately caused by an instrumentality\n\nsolely within the control of the defendant or defendants; and\n\n3. Such injury does not ordinarily occur under the\n\ncircumstances absent negligence on the part of the defendant.\n\nIf any such fact, in the discretion of the court, requires a\n\ndegree of knowledge or skill not possessed by the average person,\n\nthen in that event such fact must be established by expert\n\ntestimony.","path":["OK Code","Title 76"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os76.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"fdc327028eec3b68874e533c3561a4bef74a13383faff8ab660b2138ca9ff13e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-76-76-20.2","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-76-76-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}