Thompson v. Newman

COZORT, Judge.

In this civil action, the plaintiffs seek to recover damages from the defendants for a mastectomy performed on plaintiff Geneva Thompson allegedly without obtaining her informed consent. Plaintiff Geneva Thompson seeks compensatory damages based on the alleged negligence and further seeks punitive damages alleging that the negligence was gross and in reckless or wanton disregard of her rights. Plaintiff David 0. Thompson, Geneva’s husband, seeks compensatory and punitive damages, alleging the surgery caused a loss of consortium.

The defendants moved to dismiss the claims on the…