Court Opinion

ID: 9736003
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 18:39:36.230682+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:27:03.275834
License: Public Domain

OLSZEWSKI, Judge,
concurring:
I completely agree with the majority opinion written by Judge Del Sole. With respect to the consideration this Court must give to issues raised in untimely filed post-trial motions, I believe Judge Del Sole’s analysis is correct, in light of the recent decisions by our Supreme Court on the subject.
I write separately to add to the informed consent issue. I must reiterate the majority’s holding that it is imperative that a physician not have the authority to extend surgical procedures to areas outside the scope of the initial procedure in the absence of informed consent, express or implied, or a medical emergency. Any other holding may be interpreted by the medical community as a license for extending the scope of surgical procedures, including the removal of internal organs as in the present case. A patient’s fundamental right to make decisions affecting his or her body cannot be compromised with considerations of mere medical economy or convenience.
Accordingly, I agree that this case should be reversed and remanded for a new trial for the reasons more fully set forth by Judge DEL SOLE.