WU v. SPENCE


413 Pa.Super. 352 (1992)

605 A.2d 395

Patricia WU, Appellant, v. Michael SPENCE, M.D., and Hahnemann University Hospital, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henri Marcel, Broomall, for appellant.

James M. Penny, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before ROWLEY, President Judge, and OLSZEWSKI, and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OLSZEWSKI, Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying appellant's motions to remove a compulsory nonsuit and for a new trial. Appellant brought this medical malpractice action based upon appellee's failure to inform her of the risks of the drug treatment prescribed. The trial court granted the nonsuit upon a finding that no action will lie based upon a lack of informed consent of the risks involved with a therapeutic...

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