· 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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