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SMITH v. COTTER

No. 20913.

810 P.2d 1204 (1991)

Lindsay SMITH, M.D., Appellant, v. James Jeffrey COTTER and Bonnie Elizabeth Cotter, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Osborne, Jenkins & Gamboa, and Cathy L. Bradford, Reno, for appellant.

Bradley & Drendel and Bill Bradley, Reno, for respondents.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This is a medical malpractice action. After a bench trial, the district court awarded damages against Dr. Lindsay Smith because of his negligent failure to obtain James Cotter's informed consent to a surgical operation, a total thyroidectomy.

Cotter claims that Dr. Smith failed to inform him that he could suffer paralyzed vocal chords and an obstructed airway as a complication of the...

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