Legal Opinion
Ketchup v. Howard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 19, 2001No. A00A0987PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 the informed consent doctrine.1 Since this court’s 1975 decision in Young v. Yarn,2 Georgia has not recognized any duty on the part of medical professionals to advise their patients of the known material risks of a proposed treatment or procedure nor any duty to advise of the availability of…
2Cases cited89 opinions
- Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- 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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3Cited by27 opinions
- Garza v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Nathans v. DiamondSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Blotner v. DoreikaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- King v. Dodge County Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Sood v. SmeighCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
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