Hawaii Supreme Court· 11/6/1997

Ditto v. McCurdy

Citations

947 P.2d 952
86 Haw. 84
1997 Haw. LEXIS 89

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holding that informed consent does not require doctor to “affirmatively disclose his or her [professional] qualifications or lack thereof to a patient”
holding that a physician does not have an affirmative duty to disclose his or her qualifications to a patient prior to providing treatment
holding that a physician does not have an affirmative duty to disclose his or her qualifications to a patient prior to providing treatment
holding that failure to disclose lack of board certification as plastic surgeon, as opposed to other board certifications possessed, did not violate requirements for informed consent or render doctor liable for fraud
holding that informed consent does not require doctor to \affirmatively disclose his or her [profes- sional] qualifications or lack thereof to a patient\
holding that failure to disclose lack of board certification as plastic surgeon, as opposed to other board certifications possessed, did not violate requirements for informed consent or render doctor liable for fraud

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Judges: Moon, Klein, Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil

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