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McQuitty v. Spangler

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 24, 2009No. 137, September Term, 2008PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBattaglia, J.

In this case we explore the boundaries of the doctrine of informed consent in the context of a healthcare provider’s treatment of a patient. Petitioner, Peggy McQuitty, mother of Dylan McQuitty, who was born on May 8, 1995 with severe cerebral palsy, sued Dr. Donald Spangler in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. In addition to alleging medical malpractice, Ms. McQuitty alleged that he breached his duty to obtain her informed consent to treatment, when he failed to inform her, after she consented to hospitalization and treatment for a partial-placental-abruption, 1 of risks and available…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Cobbs v. GrantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Natanson v. KlineSupreme Court of Kansas · 1960
  3. Faya v. AlmarazCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  4. Sard v. HardyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  5. Salgo v. Leland Stanford Jr. University Board of TrusteesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Spangler v. McQuittyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2016
  2. Burnside v. WongCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010
  3. Thomas v. HardwickNevada Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Schwartz v. JohnsonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2012
  5. Dowling v. A.R.T. Inst. of Wash., Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2019

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