Legal Opinion
Carr v. Strode
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided October 5, 1995No. 16079PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOON, Chief Justice.
This case concerns a failed vasectomy 1 operation that resulted in the unplanned birth of a healthy child. Plaintiffs-appellants/cross-appellees Robin R. Carr (Carr), individually and as prochein ami of Ellen R. Carr (Ellen), and Donna Sorrell (Sorrell) (collectively, plaintiffs) claim, inter alia, that defendants-appellees/cross-appellants Walter S. Strode, M.D. (Dr. Strode) and Straub Clinic & Hospital, Inc. (Straub) (collectively, defendants) failed to obtain Carr’s informed consent to perform the vasectomy operation.
Although the jury returned a verdict in favor of…
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