Legal Opinion

Kanon v. Methodist Hospital

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided December 2, 1999No. 14-97-01358-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FOWLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of The Methodist Hospital. John Kanon, individually, and as executor of the estate of Terry Kanon, 1 raises four issues on appeal. We affirm.

Background

Kanon brought suit against appellee, the Methodist Hospital, 2 claiming his wife, Terry Kanon, now deceased, was injured by a device called a Proplast implant. The Proplast implant contains the substances “Proplast” and teflon FEP and is implanted to relieve temporomandibular joint (“TMJ”) problems. Terry Kanon underwent surgery to receive a Vitek-Kent pro-plast…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  4. Cole v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Andrews v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012

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