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Spaight v. Shah-Hosseini

Superior Court of Rhode Island

Decided December 30, 2009No. C.A. No. PC 04-6802Published

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

This action concerns alleged violations of the doctrine of informed consent and medical negligence in connection with laparoscopic surgery performed on plaintiff, Linda J. Spaight on March 23, 2004. The laparoscopic pelviscopy was intended to be a simple exploratory procedure to remove suspected endometriosis, but it resulted in the unanticipated removal of her ovary and fallopian tube, unintended perforation of her ureter, and four subsequent surgeries to repair the ureter and relieve conditions associated with urine draining into her body cavity.

After a lengthy trial by jury, the…

2Cases cited71 opinions

  1. Dubbs Ex Rel. Dubbs v. Head Start, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  2. Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
  3. Brzoska v. OlsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  4. Wilkinson v. VeseySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
  5. Gray v. GrunnagleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

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