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THOMPSON v. NEWMAN

No. 8412SC898.

328 S.E.2d 597 (1985)

Geneva THOMPSON and David O. Thompson v. William H. NEWMAN, Individually and William H. Newman, M.D., P.A.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 7, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Downing, David & Maxwell by Edward J. David, Fayetteville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Anderson, Broadfoot, Anderson, Johnson & Anderson by Hal W. Broadfoot, Fayetteville, for defendants-appellees.

COZORT, Judge.

In this civil action, the plaintiffs seek to recover damages from the defendants for a mastectomy performed on plaintiff Geneva Thompson allegedly without obtaining her informed consent. Plaintiff Geneva Thompson seeks compensatory damages based on the alleged negligence and further seeks punitive damages alleging that the negligence was gross and in reckless or wanton disregard of her rights. Plaintiff David O. Thompson, Geneva's husband, seeks compensatory...

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