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Court Cases on Unwanted Medical Treatment
This page collects court decisions and complaints concerning clinician administration of life-sustaining treatment contrary to the patient's advance directive or contrary to the directions of the patient's surrogate.  

I assessed the trend of these cases in several articles and book chapters cited on this page. A separate page collects regulatory actions where healthcare facilities are regularly fined and sanctioned for failing to comply with advance directives.
Court Materials - 2023
Schonberg v. HCA Healthcare (M.D. Fla. 2023) (Complaint)
Shawa v. Gillette (Indiana App 2023)
Court Materials - 2022
Gillette v Franciscan Alliance (Marion County, Ind. May 2022) (MSJ)
Redmond v. Galvan (Ill. App. 2022)
Lanzetta v. Montefiore Hosp. (N.Y.A.D. Nov. 17, 2022)
Greenberg v. Montefiore Hosp. (N.Y.A.D. May 2, 2022) (Motion for leave to appeal)
Greenberg v. Montefiore Hosp. (N.Y.A.D. Mar. 31, 2022)
Schoff v. Civista Med Center (Charles Cty, Md. Mar. 16, 2022) (Complaint)
Court Materials - 2021
Melton v CHA Health (Cal App July 2021)
Bohn v Providence Health (Alaska 2021)
Potts v. San Rafael Operating (Sonoma Sup. Ct., Cal.) (complaint)
Lanzetta v Montefiore Med. Ctr. (Bronx Sup Ct NY Feb 2021)
Greenberg v. Montefiore Hosp. (Bronx Supr. Ct. Feb. 5, 2021) (order)
Court Materials - 2018 to 2020
Greenberg v. Montefiore Hosp. (Bronx Supr. Ct. Dec. 7, 2020) (PTF Opp summary judgment)
Almerico v. Denney (D. Idaho Dec. 2020) motion for summary judgment on pregnancy exclusion
In re Kylie Anne Breen (Magistrate Court Tasmania Sept. 2020)
Khalil v. Jersey City Medical Center (Hudson County NJ Sup. Ct. Mar. 13, 2020) (Complaint)
Albritton v. Regency Hosp. (Fulton Cty., Ga. Aug. 4, 2020) (Complaint)
Melton v. CHA (Cal. App. June 2020) opening brief
Melton v. CHA (LASC Oct. 2019) judgment
Melton v. CHA (LASC 2017) SAC
Lanzetta v Montefiore Hospital (Bronx NY 2019) complaint
O'Donnell v Harrison (Mont. Dist. Ct. May 2019) (reported verdict)
O'Donnell v Harrison (Mont. Dist. Ct. May 2019) (pretrial order)
O'Donnell v Harrison (Mont. Dist. Ct. May 2019) (trial brief)
Magney v County of Humboldt (March 2019) (settlement)
Magney v County of Humboldt (ND Cal Dec. 2018)
Greenberg v. Montefiore (Bronx NY Sup. 2019) (complaint)
Arani v Fisher (Tex App Oct 2018)
Coguen v. Baptist Health (Whitley Cir Ct, KY Sept. 2018) (Complaint)
Magney v County of Humboldt (ND Cal March 2018) (FAC)
Norris v. Richardson SNF (Dallas County, Tex) (petition)
Norris v. Methodist Health (Dallas County, Tex) (expert reports)
Court Materials - 2010 to 2017
Brenda Grant v. George Eliot Hospital 2017
NY DOH v. James Square (Sept. 2017) not follow POLST
Koerner v. Bhatt (NJ Super Sept 2017)
Kemp v Vancouver Health (BCCA June 2017)
Norris v. Methodist Health (Dallas County, Tex. Mar. 2017) (Complaint)
Humboldt County Adult Protective Services v. Superior Court (Cal App 2016) (Magney)
Chase v LifePath Hospice (MD Fla 2016)
Medical Board of Australia v Siow (2016)
Weisman v. University of Maryland (Baltimore City July 2016) (complaint)
Doctors Hospital of Augusta v. Alicea (Ga. 2016)
Doctors Hospital v. Alicea (Ga App 2015)
Daniels v. GGNSC Trussvilee (N.D. Ala. Dec. 29, 2014) (Complaint)
Florida v. Jacaranda Manor (June 2014)
Hallada v. Lakeland Regional Med. Ctr. (Fla. Cir. Ct. Apr. 2013) (Complaint)
Self v. Milyard (D. Colo. 2012)
Sekerez v. Rush Univ. Med. Center, (Ill. App. 2011)
DeArmond v. Permanente Medical (OCSC Nov. 2011) (complaint)
Self v. Milyard (D. Colo. 2011) (complaint)
Jones v. Ruston Hospital (La. App. 2011)
DiGeronimo v. Fuchs (NY Supr. 2011)
Johnson v. University Hospital of North Staffordshire (UK 2010)
Cardoza v. USC (Los Angeles Sup. Ct 2010)
Court Materials - 1983 to 2009
Cronin v. Jamaica Hospital (NY Supr. 2009)
Hoslton v. Englewood Hosp. (NJ Super. 2009)
Cardoza v. USC (Cal. App. 2008)
Karem v. Jefferson Manor (Ky. CHFS 2008)
Scheible v Morse Geriatric (Fla. App. 2008)
Terry v. Red River Corp (La. App. 2006)
Folley v. United Surgical (NM complaint 2006)
Marasovic v. Eberhard (Cal. App. 2006)
Loveless v. Colo Springs Mem Hosp (El Paso Cty, Colo 2005)
Furlong v. Catholic Health East (Cal. App. 2004)
Montalvo v. Borkovec (Wis. App. 2002)
Taylor v. Muncie Med. (Ind. App. 2000)
HCA v. Miller (Tex. App. 2000)
Wright v. Johns Hopkins (Md. 1999)
Klavan v. Crozer-Chester Med. (E.D. Pa. 1999)
Gragg v. Calandra (Ill. App. 1998)
Anderson v. St. Francis Hosp. (Ohio 1996)
Osgood v. Genesys Regional Medical Center (Genesee Cty, Mich. 1996)
Strachan v. JFK Hosp. (NJ 1988)
Foster v. Toutellottee (9th Cir. 1983)
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