The recent decision of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility concerning confidentiality obligations of lawyers posting to listservs begs for an ...

Two recent ethics opinions, one from the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (the “ABA Opinion”) and one from the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional ...

Failure to obtain informed consent can result in significant consequences Exceptions to informed consent apply only in limited circumstances Elements of valid informed consent include patient capacity ...

Additionally, the patient must be informed of feasible alternative therapies. The two legal claims are distinct, and a physician can be sued for malpractice, a type of negligence, for failing to ...