SGRO v. ROSS


765 A.2d 745 (2001)

166 N.J. 338

Antonio SGRO, M.D. and Ermelinda Sgro, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard S. ROSS, M.D., Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin T. McDonough, Woodstown, argued the cause for appellants (Mr. Mc-Donough, attorney; Antonio Sgro, pro se, on the brief).

Timothy M. Crammer, Linwood, argued the cause for respondent (Paarz, Master, Koernig, Crammer, O'Brien, Bishop & Horn, attorneys; Mr. Crammer and Joseph L. Marczyk, on the brief).


PER CURIAM.

This is a medical malpractice informed consent case. Several days following a cataract operation performed by respondent Dr. Richard Ross ("Dr. Ross") on petitioner Dr. Antonio Sgro ("Sgro"), sutures in Sgro's eye became unraveled and a portion of his iris prolapsed from the eye. After discovering the complication, Dr. Ross reposited the iris and re-sutured the eye. Dr. Ross did not inform Sgro that he could have excised the exposed portion of the iris...

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