Informed consent in the healthcare setting refers to the process by which a patient is educated about the risks, benefits, alternatives, and other salient details of a medical intervention or procedure, and then gives their voluntary agreement to proceed. Legal cases related to informed consent and health information typically revolve around whether a healthcare provider adequately informed a patient before obtaining their consent and in cases of alleged malpractice, whether the lack of informed consent has contributed to harm or injury.

Below are key points derived from the provided search results that outline the landscape of legal cases involving informed consent in healthcare:

1. Importance of Comprehensive Information: One case underscores the necessity for patients to receive transparent and relevant information during the consent process. This implicates statutory regulations, showing a legal backing for thorough disclosures (Sutarno Jurnal Universitas Sebelas Maret).

2. Medical Malpractice Claims: Lack of informed consent can serve to strengthen a medical malpractice claim or offer an alternative avenue in litigation especially when aspects of the case might be weak (EL Raab, National Institutes of Health).

3. Prison Sentences in Administrative Malpractice: In a highlighted Indonesian Supreme Court decision, a prison sentence was imposed in an administrative malpractice case, that informed consent issues can lead to criminal consequences, depending upon jurisdiction (JURNAL POLITEKNIK PRATAMA).

4.Historical Precedence**: The concept of informed consent in medical context was first seen in a legal judgment on October 22, 1957, in a malpractice judgment the California Court, signifying the long-standing legal recognition of informed consent in malpractice cases (M Pallocci, National Institutes of Health).

5. Evidence in Legal Proceedings: In malpractice litigation, defendants are often required to provide medical records and other materials relevant to the procedure or treatment in question, as part of demonstrating whether informed consent was obtained (SF Birkeland, JSTOR).

6. Neglig without Consent: There are cases where a lawsuit has been filed alleging negligence in performing a procedure without consent. The absence of consent can be a central issue, even if no medical expenses were associated with the claim (Texas Medical Liability Trust).

7. Medical Community Standards: The standard against which informed consent are measured can depend on the customary practices of the medical community. This standard might vary depending on the medical specialty or procedure in question (The Climate Change and Public Health Law Site).

8. Common Issues in Malpractice Litigation: In many malpractice cases, the most common issue is informed consent. a physician fails to secure informed consent, it could be grounds for a malpractice claim (Medical Malpractice Help).

9 Ethical and Legal Dimensions: Obtaining informed consent is both an ethical and legal requirement. Failure to obtain informed consent can lead to legal against medical practitioners (Raynes & Lawn).

These points illustrate that informed consent is a critical component of patient care and is deeply embedded in both ethical practice and legal frameworks. Cases pertaining to informed consent can lead to a range of legal, from medical malpractice lawsuits to criminal charges, depending on the specifics of each case and the regulations of the jurisdiction in which they occur.