Rupp v. Brown

MARILYN ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.

Appellant Margie Rupp (“Rupp”) brought suit against appellees, Charles Brown, M.D. and Central Texas Perinatal Associates, P.A. (hereinafter “Brown and Associates”), for alleged medical malpractice resulting in the loss of Rupp’s fetus. The trial court granted Brown and Associates’s motion for summary judgment, and Rupp appeals. We will reverse the judgment and remand the cause to the trial court.

BACKGROUND

In 1996, Rupp was pregnant with her second child. Rupp is blood-type O negative/D negative with Rh sensitization, and her husband is Rh genotype Cde/cDe. Due…