Duffy v. Flagg

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• ruling on motion in limine based on court’s legal determination regarding informed consent claim
• holding physician's experience with the procedure was not relevant to informed consent because that information did not relate to one of Connecticut's four disclosure factors and noting the doctrine of informed consent under Connecticut law is limited
• holding physician’s experience with the procedure was not relevant to informed consent because that information did not relate to one of Connecticut’s four disclosure factors and noting the doctrine of informed consent under Connecticut law is limited
• identifying the undisclosed bad outcome as a uterine rupture during an attempted vaginal birth after cesarean section delivery resulting in the death of the infant
• rejecting argument that a physician's prior experience with vaginal birth after cesarean section was relevant to an informed-consent claim because the only required disclosures are the nature of the procedure, its risks and anticipated benefits, and alternatives to the procedure
• physician must disclose, inter alia, nature of procedure and risks and hazards of procedure to patient \in order to obtain valid informed consent\

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