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HOUSERMAN v. GARRETT

1030587 and 1030789.

902 So.2d 670 (2004)

Dr. Virginia L. HOUSERMAN and Honea & Houserman, P.C. v. Jennifer GARRETT. Jennifer Garrett v. Dr. Virginia L. Houserman and Honea & Houserman, P.C.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

December 10, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Franklin and Mary Carol Ladd of Armbrecht Jackson, LLP, Mobile, for appellants/cross-appellees Dr. Virginia L. Houserman and Honea & Houserman, P.C.

Charles R. Crowder and Annesley H. DeGaris of Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris, P.C., Birmingham, for appellee/cross-appellant Jennifer Garrett.

NABERS, Chief Justice.

This medical-malpractice case involves the post-surgical retention within a patient's body of a surgical aid known as a Kerlix brand gauze pad.1 Jennifer Garrett, on June 30, 1995, underwent surgery to reverse a bilateral tubal ligation that had been performed years earlier. This reversal surgery, known as an isthmic-ampullary renanastomosis, is intended to surgically repair...

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