Case Name: Judith L. Summers HOOK, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jack R. Summers, Appellant-Petitioner, v. Jerry C. ROTHSTEIN, M.D., Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1984-08-24
Citations: 283 S.C. 64
Docket Number: 
Parties: Judith L. Summers HOOK, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jack R. Summers, Appellant-Petitioner, v. Jerry C. ROTHSTEIN, M.D., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 283
Pages: 64–64

Head Matter:
Judith L. Summers HOOK, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jack R. Summers, Appellant-Petitioner, v. Jerry C. ROTHSTEIN, M.D., Respondent.
(320 S. E. (2d) 35)
Supreme Court
Aug. 24, 1984.

Opinion:
ORDER
This is a wrongful death action brought against a physician for negligently failing to inform his patient of the risks involved in a proposed medical procedure. The Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment for the physician, holding that the appropriate standard in an informed consent case is the "professional medical standard." Hook v. Rothstein, 316 S. E. (2d) 690 (S. C. App. 1984).
Appellant petitions this Court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 55 for a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals. Although a novel question of law is presented, we deny the petition because we believe the case was correctly decided.