Ruffer v. St. Frances Cabrini Hospital

Lois Ruffer appeals from an order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing her medical malpractice claim of failure to obtain proper informed consent. Ruffer contends that the trial court erred in (1) granting summary judgment in light of the defendant's admissions, and (2) accepting the defendant's testimony regarding the probabilities of risk. We affirm.

This is a medical malpractice action in which the plaintiff, Lois Ruffer, claims that the defendant, Dr. K. Peter Kretschmer, failed to obtain her informed consent prior to performing a diagnostic sigmoidoscopy (inspection…