Legal Opinion

Donna Jacobo v. Nir S. Binur, M.D.

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided February 6, 2002No. 10-00-00322-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Jacobo v. Binur, et al

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-00-322-CV

DONNA JACOBO,

Appellant

v.

NIR S. BINUR, M.D.,

Appellee

From the 172nd District Court

Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Court # E-155549

DISSENTING OPINION

Bad facts make bad law. This is such a case.

There is a difference between a medical malpractice case based on the failure to obtain “informed consent” and a case based on negligent diagnosis and recommended course of treatment. We should make that distinction in this case. As presented, the evidence in this case is about negligent diagnosis and recommended course of treatment, not…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Williams v. Bank One, Texas, N.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
  2. McKinley v. StriplingTexas Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Peterson v. ShieldsTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Marling v. MaillardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Barclay v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1986

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