Scott v. Bradford
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
606 P.2d 554 (Okla. 1979)
Relevant factsFree
After uterine tumor-removal surgery caused Norma Jo Scott (plaintiff) a urine-leakage condition requiring three additional surgeries to fix, she sued surgeon Bradford (defendant) for lack of informed consent, arguing she would not have chosen surgery had she known the risks and alternatives; the jury, instructed broadly on Bradford's duty to disclose material risks and feasible alternatives, found Bradford had adequately informed her.
IssueFree
Whether, in a medical malpractice case based on consent, a jury instruction that a surgeon had a duty to disclose material risks of the surgery and feasible alternatives is sufficient to protect the surgeon from liability.