title: How settlement affects the legal process.
authors.affiliation: Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Blumenreich
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018454:Spouses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States