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Eckmann v. Des Rosiers

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided February 27, 1997No. 03-96-00337-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POWERS, Justice.

Madeleine Eckmann and her husband Douglas Eckmann sued Joseph Des Rosiers, M.D., and “Des Rosiers & Wernecke, a partnership,” for personal injuries allegedly caused Mrs. Eckmann by Des Rosiers’s negligence. The Eckmanns appeal from a summary judgment that they take nothing. We will affirm the judgment.

THE CONTROVERSY

In surgery performed September 25,1993, Des Rosiers removed Mrs. Eckmann’s uterus and ovaries. She was allegedly unable to tolerate the subsequent hormone-replacement therapy necessitated by removal of her ovaries. As a result, she allegedly suffered “rapid skin…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. DeSantis v. Wackenhut Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Boyles v. KerrTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Transport Insurance Co. v. FairclothTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Public Utility CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Republic National Leasing Corp. v. SchindlerTexas Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Hendee v. Dewhurst, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
  2. Nelson v. Najm, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  3. Coleman v. WoolfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2004
  4. Gette v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  5. Jones v. Miller, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998

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