On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 45A05-0611-CV-683
BOEHM, Justice.
We hold that, with possible exceptions not relevant here, incurred risk is not a defense to medical malpractice based on negligence or lack of informed consent. We also hold that the plaintiff's consents to prior surgeries were admissible to counter her lack-of-informed-consent claim to the extent that claim was based on failure to inform her of typical risks...
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