Originally Posted by LTHFAdvocate

But if the surgeon informed the patient of the risk and the patient (or her parents) blew off the vaccine, that is NOT the surgeon's fault. Personal responsibility needs to fit in here somewhere, patients cannot hold other's responsible for their poor outcomes when it is due to their individual action or inaction.

Know anyone who has successfully sued a restaurant for food poisoning? It doesn't happen exactly for the same proximate cause proof problems.