Legal Opinion
Ike J. WHITE III v. David A. BEEKS, M.D
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 2015No. E2012-02443-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, C.J.
in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, GARY R. WADE, JEFFREY S. BIVINS, and HOLLY KIRBY, JJ., joined.
The issue in this health care informed consent case is whether the trial court erred by limiting the testimony of plaintiff patient’s expert witness regarding the risks that the defendant doctor was required to disclose to obtain the patient’s informed consent for surgery. The doctor performed a spinal fusion on the patient. His back pain initially improved, but subsequently worsened. The patient sued the doctor, claiming his back pain was caused by nerve compression due to ectopic bone growth at…
3Cases cited41 opinions
- Momon v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Lee Medical, Inc. v. Paula BeecherTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- State v. ShirleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
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4Cited by34 opinions
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- Carole J. Boyd v. Town of MorrisonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2022
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