BOWERS v. GARFIELD

Civ. A. No. 72-264.

382 F.Supp. 503 (1974)

Mary BOWERS and Robert Bowers husband and wife v. Samuel GARFIELD, M.D.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

September 17, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Hewson, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Lowell A. Reed, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


OPINION

DITTER, District Judge.

In this case, the jury found for the doctor in a medical malpractice suit brought on the theory that a hysterectomy had been performed without obtaining the patient's informed consent. Although post-trial motions were not filed timely, plaintiffs have taken an appeal. I am preparing this opinion so that the Court of Appeals may be advised of my views on the issues involved: causation standards under Pennsylvania law, the use...

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