Legal Opinion
Blincoe v. Luessenhop
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 17, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-341PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
This action arises from an operation performed by the defendant, Dr. Alfred Lues-senhop, on plaintiff Patricia Blincoe in February, 1983. In the complaint, Mrs. Blin-coe and her husband allege that Dr. Lues-senhop failed to perform the operation with the requisite care, and that he failed to obtain Mrs. Blincoe’s informed consent to the procedure. 1 Defendant has moved for summary judgment on both the “informed consent” theory and the theory of failure to meet the standard of care. Plaintiffs oppose entry of summary judgment on the “informed…
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