Legal Opinion
Morgan v. MacPhail
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 24, 1997No. 59 E.D. Appeal Docket 1996, and 63 W.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CASTILLE, Justice.
The sole issue before this Court in these consolidated appeals is whether the doctrine of informed consent should be expanded to include the non-surgical administration of medication where the claimed injury results from the method and location of administration of the medication rather than the medication itself. Because we find that the doctrine of informed consent applies only to surgical procedures, we affirm the Superior Court holdings in both cases.
A. Morgan
On October 20, 1988, appellant Barbara Morgan fell and fractured two ribs. The pain of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Sinclair by Sinclair v. BlockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Boyer v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Wu v. SpenceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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3Cited by37 opinions
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