Texas Appeals Court Affirms Refusal To Dismiss Suit Over Hand, Foot Amputations

Mealey's (July 7, 2020, 9:46 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — Two plaintiff’s experts were qualified to render opinions and provide reports addressing a physician’s alleged breach of duty in failing to identify a woman’s kidney injury, which eventually led to the amputation of her hands and feet, a Texas appeals court concluded June 23, affirming a lower court ruling denying the physician’s motion to dismiss (Samiran Kumar Das v. Yvonne Hester, No. 14-19-00596, Texas App., 14th Dist., 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4611)....