Standefer v. Brewer’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “From the available medical records and attached legal documentation, it is my medical opinion that Ms. Brewer fell victim to, what is rampant in our surgical field, of commercial surgery. She was not a surgical candidate for the operation, nor was she properly advised by the surgeon of the potential risks and complications of the procedure. A history and physical, preoperative evaluation and consent by a “surgical technician” are not the standards of care, nor is the fleecing of an uninformed patient an acceptable standard in the practice of medicine and surgery. Therefore, based upon the medical records I have reviewed, the actions of Dr. Standefer ... failed to meet the standard of care and harmed Ms. Brewer by advising “a simple” but failed facelift.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brewer v. Standefer

2. “The report does not show how the alleged negligence in failing to disclose the risk of failure or possible need for further reconstructive surgery caused Brewer’s injury or damage. Specifically, the report does not discuss whether a reasonable person would have declined the procedure had they been fully informed of the risks required to be disclosed. Statements that Brewer was not a surgical candidate for the procedure or that she was harmed by being advised to undergo “a simple” but failed face-lift are not sufficient to show causation in a lack of informed consent case. Id. (citations and footnote omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brewer v. Standefer