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HOOFNEL v. SEGAL

No. 2004-SC-0381-DG.

199 S.W.3d 147 (2006)

Eva HOOFNEL, Appellant, v. James SEGAL, M.D. and Susan Galandiuk, M.D., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. Burke, Jason R. Segeleon, Louisville, Counsel for Appellant.

Gerald R. Toner, Donald K. Brown, Jr., Cathleen Charters Palmer, O'Bryan, Brown & Toner, Louisville, Counsel for Appellees.

GRAVES, Justice.

This appeal is from a summary judgment granted to Appellees, Drs. James Segal and Susan Galandiuk, in a medical battery claim arising out of a scheduled surgery to treat Appellant Eva Hoofnel's colorectal cancer. Even though Appellant admitted the medical necessity of removing her ovaries and uterus during the surgical procedure, Appellant alleges she did not consent for the removal of these organs.1 The Jefferson Circuit...

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