Legal Opinion
Petriello v. Kalman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 19, 1990No. 13814; 13815PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
In this medical malpractice action the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, Griffin Hospital (hospital). The jury, thereafter, returned a verdict for the plaintiff, Ann Petriello, in her action against the named defendant, Roy E. Kalman, a physician. The plaintiff has appealed, claiming error in the direction of the verdict for the hospital. The principal issue in that appeal is whether the hospital had the legal duty to ensure that the plaintiff had given her informed consent to surgical procedures before providing her with preoperative medication. We conclude that the hospital…
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