Holley v. Huang

Opinion by

Judge RUSSEL,

Plaintiff, Joan L. Holley, appeals from the trial court's judgment in favor of defendant, Dr. Linda C. Huang. We affirm.

I. Introduction

Huang performed breast augmentation surgery on Holley. Holley later sued for damages. She did not claim that Huang performed the surgery poorly. Instead, she claimed that Huang failed to obtain an informed consent for the particular procedure-a cireumareolar mastopexy-that was used on Holley's right breast.

To prevail on this claim, Holley was required to prove the following:

1. Huang negligently failed to obtain Holley's informed consent…