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CARTER v. MACFADYEN

No. 14-01-00536-CV.

93 S.W.3d 307 (2002)

Stephen Phillip CARTER, Individually, and as Next Friend of Jessica Dawn Carter, Appellant, v. Bruce MACFADYEN, M.D., and Memorial Hermann Health System, Inc., d/b/a Hermann Hospital, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

August 8, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Scott Carlile, Marshall, for Appellant.

Lucille Anderson Reiter, Richard M. Law, Solace Kirkland Southwick, Houston, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Chief Justice BRISTER and Justices HUDSON and GUZMAN.

OPINION

SCOTT BRISTER, Chief Justice.

On August 27, 1997, Bruce MacFadyen, M.D. performed surgery on Stephen Phillip Carter at Hermann Hospital to correct a blockage in his bile duct. Following surgery, Carter was placed in the intensive care unit. While there, his physical condition deteriorated, and eventually leaks in both his bile duct and duodenum were discovered. Abdominal sepsis and other problems resulted in Carter's hospitalization until November...

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