Mroczkowski v. Straub Clinic & Hospital, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

In this action alleging medical malpractice and negligent failure to obtain the patient’s informed consent to surgery, plaintiff Manfred L. Mroczkowski (Mroczkowski) appeals the November 7, 1985 judgment in favor of defendant. Straub Clinic & Hospital, Inc. (Straub). We affirm.

At the close of Mroczkowski’s evidence to the jury, the trial court granted Straub’s motion under Rule 50(a), Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP), and directed a verdict in favor of Straub on Mroczkowski’s claim that Straub negligently failed to obtain his informed consent before…