Jeffrey Fennern and Farah Fennern, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Shelly Fennern v. William Whitehead, M.D.

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-09-00570-CV

Jeffrey Fennern and Farah Fennern,

Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Shelly Fennern, Appellants

v.

William Whitehead, M.D., Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY, 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. D-08-0664-C, HONORABLE THOMAS J. GOSSETT, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

This is a medical negligence case. In 2007, Shelly Fennern ("Fennern") underwent colon resection surgery, had a second surgery 12 days later to repair a postoperative leak, and died at the hospital two weeks later. Appellants…