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1541 REVIEW DENIED In the trial of a medical malpractice action based on the doctrine of informed consent, the jury should not be required to rely entirely on the testimony of expert witnesses; failure to give a patient information as required by the Health & Safety Code regarding experimental and investigational medical devices may result in a presumption of negligence (i.e., negligence per se).CitationDAUM v SPINECARE (Spinal Fixation) 52 CA4 1285 [See: Cobbs v Grant 8 C3 229; Spann v Irwin 34 CA4 644, T/AT 6/95; H&SC 26678, 26679, recod as 111590, 11159521; CFR 50.25(a)(1); EvC 669; DiRosa v Showa Denko 44 CA4 799, T/AT 5/96]
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