Shkolnik v. Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Williams, J.
The issue on this appeal, a question previously undecided by this Court, is whether a referring physician may be held liable for failing to obtain a patient’s informed consent where that informed consent was obtained by the treating physician to whom the patient was referred. It is our holding that where an informed consent is obtained by the treating physician, the failure to do so by the referring physician is not a basis for liability.
This matter arose when the plaintiff, Monica Shkolnik, sought treatment from defendants Dr. Krinick and Seaport Orthopaedics…
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