Maine Revised Statutes Title 24. Insurance § 2855. Findings by panel

A. Whether the acts or omissions complained of constitute a deviation from the applicable standard of care by the health care practitioner or health care provider charged with that care;

A-1. Repealed. Laws 1999, c. 668, § 103.

B. Whether the acts or omissions complained of proximately caused the injury complained of; and

C. If negligence on the part of the health care practitioner or health care provider is found, whether any negligence on the part of the patient was equal to or greater than the negligence on the part of the practitioner or provider.

A. The plaintiff must prove negligence and proximate causation by a preponderance of the evidence; and

B. The defendant must prove comparative negligence by a preponderance of the evidence.