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· 9/30/1993

Arato v. Avedon

Citations

  • 858 P.2d 598
  • 5 Cal. 4th 1172
  • 23 Cal. Rptr. 2d 131
  • 93 Daily Journal DAR 12439
  • 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7342
  • 1993 Cal. LEXIS 4793

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing a “therapeutic limitation inherent in the doctrine of informed consent,” meaning that the doctrine does not extend to the patient’s nonmedical interests such as financial interests
  • noting that a \patient may validly waive the right to be informed\
  • \[m]any jurisdictions recognize either by judicial ruling or statute that a patient may waive her right to informed consent\

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Judges: Arabian

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