What is the current state of the law relating to claims of lack of informed consent in medical malpractice cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pearlman v Hawk Estate, 2019 BCSC 1701 (CanLII):
The law relating to claims alleging lack of informed consent was recently summarized by Horsman J. in Liu v. Chuo, 2019 BCSC 109, at paras. 80-84:
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