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ASHE v. RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES

9 S.W.3d 119 (1999)

Patricia P. ASHE, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES and Steven L. Stroup, M.D., Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Randolph Smith, Robert Blake Menzel, Nashville, for Appellant.

Thomas A. Wiseman, III, Nashville, for Appellee.

OPINION

HOLDER, J.

We granted this appeal to address the appropriate standard to be employed when assessing the issue of causation in a medical malpractice informed consent case. We find that the objective standard as set forth in this opinion best balances a patient's right to self-determination with the need for a realistic framework for rational resolution of the issue of causation. We hold that the standard...

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