· 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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