Legal Opinion
Darensburg v. Tobey
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided September 6, 1994No. 05-93-01566-CVPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McGARRY, Chief Justice.
Lawrence and Darlene Darensburg appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Nathan G. Tobey, M.D. on the Darensburgs’ medical malpractice claim. We conclude that the workers’ compensation act bars the Dar-ensburgs’ cause of action and affirm.
BACKGROUND
Lawrence Darensburg sustained a work-related injury to his wrist while employed by LTV Aerospace. He went to Tobey for treatment. Tobey served as the medical director of LTVs on-site health facility, which provided medical treatment to employees with work-related injuries. Tobey originally told Darensburg that…
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