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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Informed Consent Irrelevant In Medical Negligence Claim

April 10, 2015

In its decision dated March 25, 2015, the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania Middle District (“the Court”) held that in a medical malpractice case where the plaintiff has not raised a lack of informed consent claim, informed consent evidence is irrelevant to the issues to be decided by th[...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs Eliminating Informed Consent Defense In Medical Malpractice Cases

November 24, 2014

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) is weighing whether to eliminate informed consent as a defense in strictly medical malpractice cases, acknowledging that patients do not consent to negligent medical treatment. On November 18, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supr[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon (Part Three)

November 19, 2014

In Part Two of “Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon,” we ended our discussion at the point where the 5-week post-surgical cervical MRI was read by the hospital radiologist as showing that the cord appearance and the amount of stenosis “appears essential[...]

Informed Consent Claim In Maryland Medical Malpractice Cases

February 6, 2014

Medical malpractice claims often include a separate claim for lack of informed consent, which is a claim separate (and different) from a medical malpractice claim. A medical malpractice claim involves the allegation that a health care provider breached the applicable standard of care required unde[...]

Maryland Appellate Court: A Pharmacist Is Qualified To Testify Regarding A Prescription Drug In An Informed Consent Case

March 22, 2013

On March 20, 2013, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Court of Special Appeals,” Maryland’s intermediate appellate court) issued its written opinion in a case in which it held that a pharmacist was qualified to testify regarding a prescription drug in an informed consent ca[...]

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