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Court Cases Concerning Consent for Diagnostic Brain Death Testing
This page collects primary materials from court cases addressing whether clinicians need family consent to perform diagnostic testing (especially the apnea test) on an individual suspected to be dead on neurological criteria.  

Consent Is Required
In re Allen Callaway (Montana)
In re Allen Callaway (Pondera County, Mont. Sept. 2016)
Brett Shively (Kansas)
Brett Shively (Kan App 2006) (hospital brief)
Brett Shively (Kan App Nov 2006) (dismiss appeal)
Pierce v. Loma Linda (California)
Pierce v. Loma Linda University Medical Center (Bernardino County, Cal. June 7, 2016) order
Pierce v. Loma Linda University Medical Center (Bernardino County, Cal. June 7, 2016) TRO
Pierce v. Loma Linda University Medical Center (Bernardino County, Cal. June 7, 2016) Petition
Consent Is NOT Required
Nevada Legislation
Nevada A.B. 424 (2017)
New York Regulations
New York DOH Guidelines 2011
Lawson v. VCU (Virginia)
Lawson v. VCU Medical Center (Va. 09-19-16) (opposition)
Lawson v. VCU Medical Center (Va. 09-12-16) (petition appeal)
Supreme Court order denying petition (July 8, 2016)
Supreme Court order denying expedite (July 1, 2016)
Lawson opposition to petition
VCU petition for review (June 27, 2016)
Lawson opposition to expedite (June 27, 2016)
VCU motion to expedite appeal (June 17, 2016)
In re Miranda Lawson (order allowing apnea test, June 14, 2016)
In re Miranda Lawson (Richmond, Va Circuit Court May 27, 2016) (VCU motion strike Byrne)
In re Miranda Lawson (Richmond, Va Circuit Court May 27, 2016) (VCU reply)
In re Miranda Lawson (Richmond, Va Circuit Court May 26, 2016) (Lawson Opp VCU Petition)
In re Miranda Lawson (Richmond, Va Circuit Court May 23, 2016) (VCU petition for order to do apnea test)
In re Miranda Lawson (Richmond, Va Circuit Court May 19, 2016) (Order PI)
Tara Hawkins (Georgia)
Hawkins v. DeKalb Medical (Ga App 2011)
Michael Todd (Kansas)
Michael Todd (Wyandotte Cty, Kan. May 2006) (Order dissolving TRO)
Michael Todd (Wyandotte Cty, Kan. 2006) (hospital motion)
Michael Todd (Wyandotte Cty, Kan. 2006) (plaintiff motion)
Not Yet Determined
Cassaro v. Friedman (Illinois)
Cassaro v Friedman (Cook County, Ill July 2016) (Complaint)
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