UJI 13-1635 NMRA
UJI 13-1635. Loss-of-a-chance injury; definition; burden of proof.
A party is liable for negligence resulting in another’s lost chance for [a better
outcome to] [survival from] a preexisting condition. This lost opportunity is an injury in
itself. For __________________ to recover on this claim a medical expert must have
established that, as a result of __________________’s negligence,
__________________ lost a measurable opportunity to avoid [loss of limb], [loss of life]
[__________________ (other)].