Publication Date
3-2009
Document Type
Casenote
Abstract
The doctrine of informed medical consent has been a point of contention in Georgia for over thirty-five years. While this doctrine is well-established throughout the United States, courts in Georgia have struggled to determine its availability and scope. In Doreika v. Blotner, the Georgia Court of Appeals applied the common law doctrine of informed medical consent to a chiropractor. The highly contested decision revived the debate over the existence and applicability of the common law doctrine in Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court has granted certiorari to review the availability of the common law doctrine of informed medical consent and its applicability to chiropractors in Georgia.
Recommended Citation
Leppert, Valentin
(2009)
"Doreika v. Blotner: Affirming Ketchup Against Judicial Mustard,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 60:
No.
2, Article 9.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol60/iss2/9