Petzelt v. Tewes

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

Philip Petzelt sued Patricia Tewes, M.D. and Northside Anesthesiology Consultants, LLC (“Tewes”) for compensatory and punitive damages, alleging that Tewes, an anesthesiologist, committed battery, breach of fiduciary duty, and medical malpractice. Petzelt’s battery and breach of fiduciary duty claims were based, in part, on his allegation that Tewes had fraudulently obtained his consent to perform certain medical procedures. Tewes moved for partial summary judgment on the latter claims, arguing that there was “no evi dence that Dr. Tewes made any false statements to…