Kramer v. Lewisville Memorial Hospital

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1993-09-10

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OPINION PHILLIPS, Chief Justice. The principal issue presented in this case is whether Texas permits recovery for lost chance of survival or cure in medical malpractice cases; that is, whether there is liability for negligent treatment'that decreases a patient’s chance of avoiding death or other medical conditions in cases where the adverse result probably would have occurred anyway. We hold that such rec…

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