Melvin Kornberg v. United States

MEMORANDUM ***

Plaintiff Melvin Kornberg appeals from the district court’s judgment in favor of Defendant, the United States of America, following a bench trial. Plaintiff underwent a left-ear stapedectomy in February 2009 in an attempt to improve his hearing. Plaintiffs left chorda tympani nerve was damaged during the procedure, leading to a partial loss of his sense of taste. Plaintiff claims that he was not given sufficient information about the risks of the stape-dectomy to allow him to give informed consent to the operation. Because the sta-pedectomy was performed by doctors acting within…