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HASKETT v. BUTTS

No. 10-00-397-CV.

83 S.W.3d 213 (2002)

W. Richard HASKETT, M.D., Appellant, v. Pamela BUTTS and Randy Butts, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

July 10, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Brent Cooper, Diana L. Faust, Michelle Elaine Robberson, Cooper & Scully, P.C., Dallas, for appellant.

Michael Handy, David B. Robinson, Christian Ellis, Cynthia Anne Cook, Handy & Robinson, Fort Worth, for appellees.

Before Chief Justice DAVIS, Justice VANCE, and Justice GRAY.

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

This is a medical negligence case involving a stillbirth. Six days after Pamela Butts's last office visit with her obstetrician, Dr. Richard Haskett, she was admitted to the hospital for delivery. She was past nine months pregnant. Under Haskett's orders, the nurses administered Pitocin to induce labor. About two hours later, Haskett deliberately "broke her water" which he said was routine when, as in Pamela's case, the date...

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