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Signed a consent form medical malpractice issues often surface after a surgical procedure results in serious injury or loss of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Families are frequently told that the outcome was an accepted risk, leaving them unsure whether legal action is even possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

In personal injury and wrongful death cases, however, the presence of a consent form does not end the legal inquiry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Signed a consent form medical malpractice issues often surface after a surgical procedure results in serious injury or loss of life.\u00a0 Families are frequently told that the outcome was an accepted risk, leaving them unsure whether legal action is even possible. 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