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Brain Death - Court Cases
I have grouped the following brain death court cases into eight  categories:
1.  Consent to Apnea Test
2.  Challenges to Pregnancy Restrictions
3.  TROs Granted to Families
4.  Rulings for Hospitals & Insurers
5.  Damages for Stopping Physiological Support
6.  Damages for Continuing Physiological Support
7.  Damages for Emotional Distress
8.  Other
Help Me Disseminate Legal Documents to Inform Bioethics Policy
Consent to Apnea Test
In re Allen Callaway (Montana)
In re Allen Callaway (Pondera County, Mont. Sept. 2016)
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)
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
Cassaro v. Friedman (Illinois)
Cassaro v Friedman (Cook County, Ill July 2016) (Complaint)
Brett Shively (Kansas)
Brett Shively (Kan App 2006) (hospital brief)
Brett Shively (Kan App Nov 2006) (dismiss appeal)
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)
Challenges to Pregnancy Restrictions
Dinino v. Washington (Wash. 1984)
Gabrynowicz v. Heitkamp (D.N.D. 1995)
University Health v. Piazzi (Ga. Super. 1986)
In re Tammy Martin (Houston, Tex. 1999)
Munoz v. JPS Hospital (Tarrant Cty., Tex. Jan. 2014) (petition & motion)
Munoz v. JPS Hospital (Tarrant Cty., Tex. Jan. 2014) (hospital response)
Munoz v. JPS Hospital (Tarrant Cty., Tex. Jan. 2014) (stipulation)
Munoz v. JPS Hospital (Tarrant Cty., Tex. Jan. 2014) (Mayo Affidavit)
Munoz v. JPS Hospital (Tarrant Cty., Tex. Jan. 2014) (Munoz Afifdavit)
Munoz v. JPS Hospital (Tarrant Cty., Tex. Jan. 2014) (Order)
Irish High Court (Dec. 26, 2014)
Courts Grant TROs to Families
While families regularly obtain TROs in disputes over continuing physiological support after DDNC, those are almost always only temporary stopgap measures.  Courts have not held that families have a right to continued treatment.

NOTE:  Materials on the Jahi Mcmath case from Oakland, California are collected on the separate "Jahi McMath" cases page.
Israel Stinson
Fonseca v. Smith (ED Cal August 31, 2016) (state motion to dismiss)
Stinson v. Children's Hospital LA (LASC Aug. 25, 2016) (Order dissolving TRO)
Stinson v. Children's Hospital LA (LASC Aug. 25, 2016) (app to dissolve TRO)
Stinson v. Children's Hospital LA (LASC Aug. 25, 2016) (Stinson response to dissolve app)
Stinson v. Children's Hospital LA (LASC Aug. 18, 2016) (TRO)
Stinson v. Children's Hospital LA (LASC Aug. 18, 2016) (petition for TRO)
Fonseca v. Smith (ED Cal July 1, 2016) 2d am compl
Fonseca v. Kaiser (ED Cal June 8, 2016) dismiss Kaiser
Fonseca v. Kaiser (9th Cir May 26, 2016) (Order dismiss appeal)
Fonseca v. Kaiser (9th Cir May 23, 2016) (withdraw emergency motion)
Fonseca v. Kaiser (9th Cir May 17, 2016) (Order granting stay)
Fonseca v. Kaiser (9th Cir May 19, 2016) emergency motion Reply
Fonseca v. Kaiser (9th Cir May 19, 2016) emergency motion Opposition
Fonseca v. Kaiser (9th Cir May 17, 2016) emergency motion injunction
Fonseca v. Kaiser (ED Cal May 13, 2016) Appeal from Order denying PI
Fonseca v. Kaiser (ED Cal May 13, 2016) Order denying PI
Petition for GAL (ED Cal May 6, 2016)
Snyder Declaration on Disputes (ED Cal May 6, 2016)
Mother Declaration re Video (ED Cal May 6, 2016)
Mother Declaration (ED Cal May 6, 2016)
Byrne Declaration (ED Cal May 6, 2016)
Shewmon Declaration (ED Cal May 6, 2016)
Fonseca v. Kaiser (ED Cal May 6, 2016) Motion for PI
Fonseca v. Kaiser (ED Cal May 3, 2016) amended compl
Fonseca v. Kaiser (ED Cal May 1, 2016) Opp to TRO & PI
Fonseca v. Kaiser(ED Cal April 28, 2016) TRO
Fonseca v. Kaiser(ED Cal April 28, 2016) Petition TRO
Fonseca v. Kaiser(ED Cal April 28, 2016) Declarations Snyder, Byrne, Fonseca
Fonseca v. Kaiser(ED Cal April 28, 2016) Complaint
Stinson v. UC Davis (Placer County, Cal. April 2016) all state docs
Stinson v. UC Davis (Placer County, Cal. April 2016) TROs
Aden Hailu
Hailu v. Prime Healthcare (Nev. Nov. 2015)
Hailu v. Prime Healthcare (Nev. Oct. 2015) (reply brief)
Hailu v. Prime Healthcare (Nev. Sept. 9, 2015) (answering brief)
Hailu v. Prime Healthcare (Nev. Aug. 28, 2015) (opening merits brief)
Hailu v. Prime Healthcare (Nev. Aug. 2015) (order granting stay)
Hailu v. Prime Healthcare (Nev. Aug. 2015) (non-opp)
Hailu v. Prime Healthcare (Nev. Aug. 2015) (motion stay)
Hailu v. Prime Healthcare (Nev. Aug. 2015) (notice appeal)
In re Hailu (Washoe Cty, Nev. July 30, 2015) (Order denying TRO, petition)
Other Cases
Avila v. Anaheim Regional Medical Center (Orange Cty. Sup 2015) (TRO)
Meshkin v. John Muir Medical (Contra Costa Cty April 2015)
Motl Brody (DC 2008)
Cho Fook Cheng (Mass. 2006)
Jesse Koochin (Utah 1994)
Christian Lanciano (WV 2009)
Courts Rule for Hospitals & Insurers
In re A (UK High Court Feb. 2015)
In re Issac Lopez (Jefferson Circuit Ct, Ky. 2014) (Order)
In re Issac Lopez (Jefferson Circuit Ct, Ky. 2014) (Hospital brief)
In re Issac Lopez (Jefferson Circuit Ct, Ky. 2014) (Mother brief)
In re Issac Lopez (Jefferson Circuit Ct, Ky. 2014) (Guardian brief)
Alvarado v. New York City (NY Sup. 1989)
In re Bowman (Wash. 1980)
Cavagnaro v. Hanover Ins. (NJ Super. 1989)
Dority v. Sup. Ct. (Cal. 1983)
Gallups v. Cotter (Ala. 1988)
In re Long Island Jewish Med. (NY 1996)
Claims for Damages for Stopping Treatment
Bainchi v. Friedmann (ND Ill 2014) (Complaint)
Jacobs v. CORE (W.D. Pa. 2009)
Rosier v. Southern Baptist Hospital Florida (4th Dist., Fla. 2014) (sum jmt for hosp)
Claims for Damages for Continuing Treatment
Strachan v. JFK Hospital (NJ 1988)
Damages for Emotional Distress
Westhoff v. Childrens Hospital Oakland (Alameda Cty., Cal. Apr. 2014) (Complaint)
Other Cases
In re UH (Ont CCB 2016)
In re EI (Ont CCB 2016)
DeKalb Medical v. Hawkins (Ga App 2011)
Hernandez v. Abel (4th Cir 2010) (brief arguing UDDA preempted by EMTALA)
Avila v. Anaheim Regional Medical Center (Orange Cty. Sup 2015) (Complaint)
Theresa Hamilton (Fla. 1994)
Arthur Johnson (Fla. 2011)