Legal Opinion
Vaughan v. Nielson
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided August 27, 2008No. 04-07-00382-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.
This is a lack of informed consent and negligence case. The trial court granted summary judgment for Appellees Dr. David Nielson, M.D. and David Nielson, M.D., P.A. (collectively, “Nielson”) on claims brought by Appellant John H. Vaughan regarding a surgical procedure by Nielson to treat Vaughan’s excessive sweating. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this case for further proceedings.
Background
Vaughan suffered from axillary hyperhi-drosis, or profuse sweating in his armpits, due to over-activity of the sympathetic nervous system.…
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