Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Bowser
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 18, 1980No. 1343PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Chief Justice.
This is a medical malpractice and products liability case. A. E. Bowser and his wife, Margarita Bowser, brought this action against Harold N. Cooper, M.D. (appellant), Leonard Cowan, Ciba-Geigy Corporation (Ciba-Geigy) and Merck and Co., Inc. (Merck) to recover damages for injuries sustained by Mr. Bowser. The Bowsers alleged that A. E. Bowser’s injuries were caused by the negligence of Dr. Cooper and his employee, Leonard Cowan, in using the drugs Sterazolidin (a Ciba-Geigy product) and Indocin (a Merck product) to treat an injury to Mr. Bowser’s right knee. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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