By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//April 28, 2011//
Torts
Medical malpractice; informed consent
Ty Rubedor appeals a judgment and order following a jury verdict finding in favor of Dr. Douglas Kopp on Rubedor’s claim that Dr. Kopp failed to adequately obtain his informed consent prior to performing a medical procedure on his heart. Rubedor contends that the circuit court erred in limiting the admission of evidence relating to his informed consent claim, in its instruction to the jury with respect to Dr. Kopp’s ability to delegate to another physician the duty of obtaining a patient’s informed consent, and in dismissing his claim that Dr. Kopp was negligent in failing to inform him of alternative forms of medical treatment. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm. Not recommended for publication in the official reports.
2009AP3133 Rubedor v. Kopp
Dist IV, Dane County, Albert, J., Sherman, J.
Attorneys: For Appellant: Krek, Raymond E., Jefferson; Myers, Philip A., Jefferson; For Respondent: Sullivan, Francis X., Madison