Mitchell v. Baylor University Medical Center

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice ROSENBERG.

This is a medical malpractice case. In six issues, Karen Mitchell challenges the summary judgment granted in favor of Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, and Henry Steven Byrd, M.D. on all her claims. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this case for further proceedings.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1996, Byrd performed a mastectomy and breast reconstruction on Mitchell at Baylor University Medical Center. Byrd was assisted by two nurses employed by Baylor and a nurse employed by…