Ocomen v. Rubio

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case involving claims of negligence, gross negligence, and failure to inform a patient of the risks and hazards of resection surgery. After a jury found in favor of defendant on all claims, the trial court entered a judgment that plaintiffs take-nothing. We affirm.

FACTS

On March 20, 1994, at approximately 7:00 a.m., Judy C. Ocomen, plaintiff and appellant, went to the HCA Medical Center Hospital emergency room complaining of severe abdominal pain. Pedro Rubio, M.D., a general surgeon, was consulted by the emergency room physician, and he…