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FLANNERY v. PRES. & DIR. OF GEORGETOWN COLLEGE

No. 81-2124.

679 F.2d 960 (1982)

Mary Anne FLANNERY and William Flannery, Appellants, v. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, t/a Georgetown University Hospital, and its Employees and Agents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1982.

As Amended June 8, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Nash, Silver Spring, Md., with whom Hugh E. Donovan, Silver Spring, Md., was on the brief, for appellants.

Cynthia C. Cannady, Washington, D. C., with whom Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr. and John K. Villa, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before WRIGHT and WALD, Circuit Judges, and BONSAL, Senior District Judge.

Opinion for the court per curiam.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Mary Anne Flannery had breast enlargement surgery performed by appellees. After the surgery she developed hemopneumothorax (essentially blood and air in the lungs), apparently as a result of a local anesthetic procedure called an intercostal nerve block. While Mrs. Flannery had been informed of the risks of the surgery itself, she had not been warned...

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