Browsing Medico-legal history writings of Robert D. Miller by Issue Date
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Slater v. Baker and Stapleton (C.B. 1767): Unpublished Monographs by Robert D. Miller
(Author, 2019)The Slater case is the first case imposing liability on a surgeon for performing a procedure without consent. This book reviews what happened, what was presented in court, and why they are so different. It also reviews the ... -
History of the use of the term “informed consent” up to Salgo,
(2020-09-07)This article discusses the introduction of the term “informed consent” into medical malpractice law and collects the prior uses of the term in other contexts. -
Medical assault: Two nineteenth century cases
(2020-10-07)This article discusses two nineteenth century cases in which surgery was performed over the objections of a competent adult patient and was followed by governmental investigation and action. The two cases are Jonathon ... -
The first medical informed consent statute - Deseret (1851): The use of laws requiring consent to discourage disfavored medical procedures
(2020-10-07)In 1851 the Provisional State of Deseret (renamed Utah when it became part of the United States enacted the earliest known law requiring informed consent to health care. This article discusses the law, its context, and its ... -
Legal and professional actions involving medical consent and refusal in the nineteenth century
(2020-10-27)This article collects summaries of the legal and professional actions involving medical consent and refusal in English speaking jurisdictions in the nineteenth century -
Farrell v. Caldwell
(2025)In the1860's the Illinois courts imposed liability for treatment that exceeded the scope of consent. -
Surgery that targeted appearance prior to the Twentieth century
(2025)This paper collects reports of surgery for appearance prior to the twentieth century. -
Stogdale v. Baker (Superior Court, Suffolk County, Massaxhusetts 1885-1888)
(2025)Stogdale v. Baker involved an early use of a consent form. I was unable to locate the form. This book collects what I was able to discover about the case. This case was tried four times with a followup case on an alleged ...