Katz v. St. Mary Hospital

¶ 1 At the conclusion of a medical malpractice lawsuit, a jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee Dr. Snyder on the grounds that he did, in fact, obtain informed consent of appellant, Steven Katz, before performing a surgical procedure known as transurethral bladder neck incision. Appellants, Steven and Dorothy Katz, now appeal from the judgment entered thereafter. We affirm.

¶ 2 The trial court summarized the facts of this case as follows:

[Appellants] filed a Complaint against St. Mary Hospital and Man I. Snyder, M.D. alleging a lack of informed consent and loss of consortium. Prior to…