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· 3/20/1996

Johnson Ex Rel. Adler v. Kokemoor

Citations

  • 545 N.W.2d 495
  • 199 Wis. 2d 615
  • 1996 Wisc. LEXIS 23

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that § 448.30 is the codification of Scaria
  • “We caution... that our decision will not always require physicians to give patients comparative risk evidence in statistical terms to obtain informed consent.”
  • physician must reveal physical impairment and lack of experience to obtain the patient’s informed consent
  • physician must reveal physical impairment and lack of experience to obtain the patient's informed consent
  • informed consent discussion before the procedure did not adequately inform the patient of morbidity rates and the physician's lack of experience in performing the procedure
  • physician failed to adequately explain morbidity rates and the physician's lack of experience performing the particular procedure

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Judges: Shirley S. Abrahamson

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