Legal Opinion
Fontenelle v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 8, 1971No. 67 Civ. 545PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BONSAL, District Judge.
Plaintiff instituted this action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)) alleging that he was admitted to the United States Public Health Service Hospital at Stapleton, Staten Island, New York in 1965 where he underwent genital-urinary surgery. Plaintiff contends that while he gave his consent to the surgical procedures, it was not an “informed consent” because he was not told of the possible consequences of the surgery, including incontinence and impotence. He sues for damages for the injuries suffered by him by reason of the surgery.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Stepp v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- Anthony Moos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Lane v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1964
- Moos v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1954
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rudolfo Ramirez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Karen Woods and Gary Woods v. United States of America, Department of the Army, Letterman Army Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Hernandez v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1979
- Karen Woods and Gary Woods v. United States of America, Department of the Army, Letterman Army Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983