Sherwood v. Danbury Hospital

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• hospital may be held vicariously liable when employee physician fails to fulfill duty of care to patient
• obligation to inform patient of risks of blood transfusion is owed by physician performing surgery and him “alone” [emphasis omitted]
• obligation to inform patient of risks of blood transfusion is owed by physician performing surgery [** ] and him \alone\ [emphasis omitted]
• “Professional negligence implicates a duty of care, while breach of a fiduciary duty implicates a duty of loyalty and honesty.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• even if it is assumed, arguendo, that defendant hospital owed plaintiff patient fiduciary duty, plaintiff’s claim failed because she did not allege ‘‘fraud, self-dealing, conflict of interest or the like’’
• “it is solely the responsibility of the nonemployee treating physician, and not the duty of the hospital, to inform the patient of the risks and benefits of, and alternatives to, a proposed medical procedure”

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