Legal Opinion
Blotner v. Doreika
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 8, 2009No. S08G2016PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.
We granted certiorari to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred by adopting a common law doctrine of informed consent and applying it to chiropractors. Doreika v. Blotner, 292 Ga. App. 850 (1) (666 SE2d 21) (2008). Because Georgia does not recognize a common law duty to inform patients of the material risks of a proposed treatment or procedure, see Albany Urology Clinic v. Cleveland, 272 Ga. 296 (528 SE2d 777) (2000); because chiropractic treatment is not included among the matters for which informed consent is required by OCGA § 31-9-6.1; and because the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nathans v. DiamondSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Albany Urology Clinic, P.C. v. ClevelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Ketchup v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Tiismann v. Linda Martin Homes Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Doreika v. BlotnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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