Legal Opinion
Poremba v. Yale-New Haven Hospital
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 17, 2009No. AC 29178PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRUENDEL, J.
This is a medical malpractice appeal about informed consent. The plaintiff, Deborah Por-emba, administratrix of the estate of Daniel Lisi, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered after a jury trial in favor of the defendant Craig S. Hecht, a licensed physician. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly determined that the defendant was not required to obtain written informed consent pursuant to General Statutes § 17a-543 (b) prior to performing any surgical procedure. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The relevant facts are as follows. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Godwin v. Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons, P.C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Wasfi v. ChaddhaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Raybeck v. Danbury Orthopedic Associates, P.C.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- DeGennaro v. TandonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
3Cited by1 opinion
- Poremba v. Yale-New Haven HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009