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MORGAN v. MACPHAIL

550 Pa. 202 (1997)

704 A.2d 617

Barbara MORGAN and Joseph Morgan, her husband, Appellants, v. John A. MacPHAIL, M.D., Appellee. Kathleen Breslin WALKER and James Walker, Appellants, v. Albert ROSE, D.P.M., and Curt D. Miller, M.D., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 24, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Pribanic, Vincent A. Coppola, White Oak, for Barbara and Joseph Morgan.

John A. Bass, Pittsburgh, for John A. MacPhail, M.D.

Stanley B. Gruber, Philadelphia, for Kathleen and James Walker.

James I. Devine, Philadelphia, for Curt D. Miller, M.D.

Edward Griffith, Wayne, for Albert Rose, D.P.M.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The sole issue before this Court in these consolidated appeals is whether the doctrine of informed consent should be expanded to include the non-surgical administration of medication where the claimed injury results from the method and location of administration of the medication rather than the medication itself. Because we find that the doctrine of informed consent applies only to surgical procedures, we affirm...

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