Garcia v. Willman

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice YÁÑEZ.

Appellant Rosa Maria Garcia sued Dr. Philip J.A. Willman for medical malpractice under the Texas Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act. 1 She now raises five issues in her appeal from a summary judgment granted in Dr. Will-man’s favor. We reverse.

On June 7, 1995, Dr. Michael J. Burke performed surgery on Garcia to remove a brain aneurysm. During her post-operative stay in the hospital, she received Dilantin, an anticonvulsant drug prescribed to prevent seizures. A potential side effect associated with Dilantin is Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a skin…