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cited 2× by 1 distinct case, last quoted 1987 · …the average patient has little or no understanding of the medical arts, and ordinarily has only his physician to whom he can look for enlightenment with which to reach an intelligent decision. ⚠ not in text
250 citation events (24 in the last 25 years) across 65 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Keomaka v. Zakaib (hawapp, 1991-05-14)
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Top citers, strongest first. 29 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Keomaka v. Zakaib
Haw. App. · 1991 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
a causal connection exists when, but only when, disclosure of significant risks incidental to treatment would have resulted in a decision against it
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Dicie Ellen Hibley Swayze, Legal Guardian and Next Friend of Michael Wayne Swayze v. McNeil Laboratories, Inc. (2×)
5th Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
the average patient has little or no understanding of the medical arts, and ordinarily has only his physician to whom he can look for enlightenment with which to reach an intelligent decision.
discussed Cited "see" State Ex Rel. Johnson & Johnson Corp. v. Karl (2×)
W. Va. · 2007 · signal: see · confidence high
See Largey v. Rothman, 110 N.J. 204, 206 , 540 A.2d 504 (1988) (discussing Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972)).
cited Cited "see" Linquito v. Siegel
N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. · 2004 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord, Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F. 2d 772, 780 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed. 2d 518 (1972).
discussed Cited "see" Perez v. Wyeth Laboratories Inc. (2×)
N.J. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Largey v. Rothman, 110 N.J. 204, 206 , 540 A.2d 504 (1988) (discussing Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972)).
cited Cited "see" Miller v. Rhode Island Hospital
R.I. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772 , 780 n.15 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); Wilkinson, 110 R.I. at 620 n.7, 623-24, 295 A.2d at 685 n.7, 687.
cited Cited "see" Saunders v. Nemati
D.C. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 284, 464 F.2d 772, 793 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972).
cited Cited "see" GRAY BY GRAY v. Romeo
D.R.I. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772, 780 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972).
cited Cited "see" Gray ex rel. Gray v. Romeo
D.R.I. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772, 780 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972).
discussed Cited "see" Roberts Ex Rel. Roberts v. Patel
N.D. Ill. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
Miceikis v. Field, 37 Ill.App.3d 763 , 347 N.E.2d 320, 324 (1976); see Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); Halley v. Birbiglia, 390 Mass. 540 , 458 N.E.2d 710, 714 (1983).
cited Cited "see" District of Columbia Ex Rel. W.J.D. v. E.M.
D.C. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 284, 464 F.2d 772, 793 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972).
discussed Cited "see" LaCaze v. Collier
La. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Rosoff, supra at 75-231 for a state by state analysis. [17] The influential decision of Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972), challenged the theoretical underpinnings of the majority of jurisdictions' physician-based standard.
cited Cited "see" Kinikin v. Heupel
Minn. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772 , 780 n. 14 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 104 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972).
discussed Cited "see" In Re Boyd
D.C. · 1979 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 271, 464 F.2d 772, 780 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972) (all competent persons have the right to refuse medical treatment). 6 .
discussed Cited "see" Hales v. Pittman
Ariz. · 1978 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 464 F.2d 772 (1972), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); Miller v. Kennedy, 11 Wash.App. 272 , 522 P.2d 852 (1974) , aff’d, 85 Wash.2d 151 , 530 P.2d 334 (1975) .
cited Cited "see" Lois Sawyer and David Sawyer v. Methodist Hospital
6th Cir. · 1975 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 464 F.2d 772, 783 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); W.
discussed Cited "see" Roberson v. Christoferson
D.N.D. · 1975 · signal: see · confidence high
See Cantebury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 464 F.2d 772 (1972), cert. den., 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 ; Cobbs v. Grant, 8 Cal.3d 229 , 104 Cal. Rptr. 505 , 502 P.2d 1 (1972), and the Court would hesitate to dismiss this cause of action if Plaintiffs’ characterization is correct, since Plaintiffs’ failure to comply with the rules and the order of the Court relating to expert testimony would not be material to the preparation of Plaintiffs’ case or the defense.
discussed Cited "see" Bowers v. Garfield
E.D. Pa. · 1974 · signal: see · confidence high
See Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 464 F.2d 772 (1972), cert. denied 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 ; Fogal v. The Genesee Hospital, 41 A.D.2d 468 , 344 N.Y.S.2d 552 (1973); Cobbs v. Grant, 8 Cal.3d 229 , 502 P.2d 1 , 104 Cal.Rptr. 505 (1972); Wilkinson v. Vesey, R.I., 295 A.2d 676 (1972); Sharpe v. Pugh, 270 N.C. 598 , 155 S.E.2d 108 (1967); Shetter v. Rochelle, 2 Ariz.App. 358 , 409 P.2d 74 (1965). 4 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Rosario v. United States
D. Mass. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
For indeed, “ ‘it is the prerogative of the patient, not the physician, to determine ... the direction in which ... [the patient’s] interests' lie.’ ” Harnish , 387 Mass, at 154, 439 N.E.2d 240 (quoting Cobbs v. Grant, 8 Cal.3d 229, 242 , 104 Cal.Rptr. 505 , 502 P.2d 1 (1972)); see also Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772, 781 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Battocchi v. Washington Hospital Center
D.C. · 1990 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S. App.D.C. 263, 287, 464 F.2d 772, 796 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re Gardner (2×)
Me. · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772, 780 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); Natanson v. Kline, 186 Kan. 393, 406-07 , 350 P.2d 1093, 1104 (1960).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Pauscher v. Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Iowa · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
In Cowman, 329 N.W.2d at 425 , we quoted the definition of materiality, in this context, that was adopted by the court in Wilkinson v. Vesey, 110 R.I. 606 , 295 A.2d 676 (1972): Materiality may be said to be the significance a reasonable person, in what the physician knows or should know is his [or her] patient’s position, would attach to the disclosed risk or risks in deciding *362 whether to submit ... to surgery or treatment. 110 R.I. at 627 , 295 A.2d at 689 ; see also Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772, 787 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); …
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Wheeldon v. Madison (2×)
S.D. · 1985 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (D.C.Cir.1972); Cobbs v. Grant, 8 Cal.3d 229 , 104 Cal.Rptr. 505 , 502 P.2d 1 (1972); Logan v. Greenwich Hosp.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Cowman v. Hornaday
Iowa · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772, 786 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); Cobbs v. Grant, 8 Cal.3d at 245 , 104 Cal.Rptr. at 515 , 502 P.2d at 11 ; Harnish v. Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 387 Mass. 152, 155 , 439 N.E.2d 240, 243 (1982); Cornfeldt v. Tongen, 262 N.W.2d 684, 701-02 (Minn.1977); Wilkinson v. Vesey, 110 R.I. 606, 626-27 , 295 A.2d 676, 688 (1972).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Washington Hospital Center v. Martin
D.C. · 1982 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 286-287, 464 F.2d 772, 795-796 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972). 6 Recognizing that the Butler case seriously undermines its position, appellant attempts to distinguish it by pointing out that there was “clearly no involvement of sophisticated professional judgment in the transactional fact pattern underlying Butler’’ (Appellant’s Brief at 17).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Woolley v. Henderson (2×)
Me. · 1980 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772, 786-87 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); Cobbs v. Grant, 8 Cal.3d 229, 243-45 , 502 P.2d 1, 10-11 , 104 Cal.Rptr. 505, 514-15 (1972); Sard v. Hardy, 281 Md. 432 , 439—445, 379 A.2d 1014, 1020-22 (1977); Wilkinson v. Vesey, 110 R.I. 606, 620-626 , 295 A.2d 676, 686-88 (1972). 4 A basic principle of medical malpractice law is that the physician is not an insurer.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Malloy v. Shanahan (2×)
Pa. Super. Ct. · 1980 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Canterbury v. Spence, 464 F.2d 772 (D.C.Cir. 1972) cert. denied 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972); Cobbs v. Grant, 8 Cal.3d 229 , 104 Cal.Rptr. 505 , 502 P.2d 1 (1972); Nishi v. Hartwell, 52 Haw. 188 , 473 P.2d 116 (1970); Natanson v. Kline, 186 Kan. 393 , 350 P.2d 1093 (1960); Downer v. Veilleux, 322 A.2d 82 (Me. 1974); Sard v. Hardy, 281 Md. 432 , 379 A.2d 1014 (1977); Calabrese v. Trenton State College, 162 N.J.Super. 145 , 392 A.2d 600 (1978); Shack v. Holland, 89 Misc.2d 78 , 389 N.Y.S.2d 988 (1976); Wilkinson v. Vesey, 110 R.I. 606 , 295 A.2d 676 (1972); Mil…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Rogers v. Okin
D. Mass. · 1979 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 274, 464 F.2d, 772, 783 (D.C.Cir.1972) (no proof of deviation necessary), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972), with Aiken v. Clary, 396 S.W.2d 668, 675-76 (Mo. 1965) (duty depends on whether it was the custom of physicians practicing in the community to make particular disclosure to plaintiff). 66 .
cited Cited "see, e.g." Walko Corporation v. Burger Chef Systems, Inc., an Indiana Corporation
D.C. Cir. · 1977 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S.App.D.C. 263 , 284, 464 F.2d 772, 793 , cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 , 93 S.Ct. 560 , 34 L.Ed.2d 518 (1972). 38 .
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Spence
v.
Canterbury
No. 72-629.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Dec 11, 1972.
409 U.S. 1064
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