Lack of Informed Consent • Striking Prospective Juror for Employment Relationship to Case • Information Provided by Physician’s Qualified Staff
Shinal v. Toms, PICS Case No. 17-0965 (Pa. June 20, 2017) Wecht, J.; Todd, J., concurring and dissenting; Baer, J., dissenting. (53 pages).
Trial court erred in instructing jury to consider information that defendant physician’s qualified staff provided to plaintiff-patient, because a physician could not delegate duty to provide information sufficient to obtain patient’s informed consent. Judgment reversed, case remanded for new trial.
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