Legal Opinion
Ketchup v. Howard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 19, 2001No. A00A0987Published
1Opinion of the Court
543 S.E.2d 371 (2000)
247 Ga. App. 54
KETCHUP
v.
HOWARD.
No. A00A0987.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
November 29, 2000.
Certiorari Dismissed January 19, 2001.
Jones, Osteen, Jones & Arnold, Linnie L. Darden III, Hinesville, for appellant.
Brannen, Searcy & Smith, David R. Smith, Savannah, for appellee.
JOHNSON, Chief Judge.
The common law doctrine of informed consent provides that physicians and dentists have a duty to inform patients of the known material risks of a proposed treatment or procedure and to inform patients of available treatment alternatives. All of the states except Georgia now recognize…
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- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Cobbs v. GrantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Bing v. ThunigNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Shadrick v. CokerTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
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