Mendoza v. Varon

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Mrs. Manuel Mendoza, individually and as next friend of her minor daughter, Andrea Mendoza, sued Dr. Harold H. Varon, seeking damages for injuries sustained by Andrea as a result of Dr. Varon’s alleged medical malpractice. A take-nothing judgment was rendered upon a jury verdict that found that Dr. Varon was not negligent in his treatment of Andrea, and Mrs. Mendoza now appeals. We affirm.

The chain of events underlying the present dispute began when Mrs. Mendoza took her daughter, Andrea, to her pediatrician for treatment of a rash on her leg. During that visit, Andrea was…