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STRIPLING v. McKINLEY

No. 05-86-01183-CV.

746 S.W.2d 502 (1988)

W. Dennis STRIPLING, M.D., Appellant, v. Geneva McKINLEY and Albert McKinley, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah G. Hardwick, Dallas, for appellant.

Bonnie Wulff, Dallas, for appellees.

Before WHITHAM, BAKER and HECHT, JJ.

HECHT, Justice.

The signal issue in this medical malpractice case is whether causation is an element of an action for negligent failure to disclose the risks involved in a surgical procedure. We hold that it is.

Geneva McKinley1 sued Dr. W. Dennis Stripling for damages, alleging that he negligently failed to disclose to her the risks of tendon transfer surgery before performing that procedure on her hand. McKinley refused to request...

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