The corporate raider Irwin L. Jacobs has settled his court fight with CML Group Inc. and will be allowed to solicit consents demanding that the Acton, Mass., retail store owner call a special shareholder meeting.
No amount of disclosure and voluntariness replaces the obligation to solicit informed consent only for medically appropriate interventions for which the risks are justified.
For cases where it is possible to solicit informed consent, I have argued that potential disturbances in the relationship between memory and sense of self is not unimportant information for the patient if we believe that the standard informed consent process presents risks and harms as abstractions.
Datapoint is currently facing a takeover threat from New York investor Asher B. Edelman, who is trying to solicit shareholder consent to oust Datapoint's directors.
An investment group led by David H. Batchelder, a former top adviser to T. Boone Pickens, said that it had acquired a 6.6percentt stake in the Pic 'N' Save Corporation and that it would solicit consents from shareholders for control of the company's board.
Prior to the process of data collection, these volunteer interviewers received training to ensure they expressed neutral attitudes towards participants and their consistency of introducing the research, soliciting consent from participants and giving instructions on how to complete the questionnaire.
If the federal proposal goes forward, he worries that the community hospitals that supply him may not have the time or resources to solicit patients for consent, leaving him unable to retrieve tumors.
Charney plans to solicit the written consent from other stockholders to expand the number of board members to 15 from seven, elect new directors and amend company bylaws at a special shareholder meeting, according to a Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Discussions with surrogates should strive for concordance and understanding but not extend to soliciting their consent for medically inappropriate care.
Therefore, it is all the more important that, in addition to soliciting informed consent, respectful interactions be ensured throughout the interview process.
