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PARKWAY HOSP., INC. v. LEE

No. 14-96-00277-CV.

946 S.W.2d 580 (1997)

PARKWAY HOSPITAL, INC. and Epic Healthcare Group, Inc., Appellants, v. Lisa LEE, Individually, and as Next Friend of Alexander Lee, Appellees.

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

Rehearing Overruled June 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin J. Keith, Dallas, Thomas P. Sartwelle, Houston, for appellants.

Jim M. Perdue, Mark D. Clore, Denice Smith, R. Tate Young, Houston, for appellees.

Before LEE, AMIDEI and O'NEILL, JJ.

OPINION

O'NEILL, Justice.

Lisa Lee was in active labor when a nurse at Parkway Hospital, Inc. ("Parkway") gave her an injection of Pitocin, a drug used to accelerate labor. Shortly thereafter Lisa's uterus ruptured and her son, Alexander, was born with severe neurological injuries. Immediately after the delivery, Lisa underwent an emergency hysterectomy. Lisa filed suit against her obstetrician, Dr. Chin Lee (no relation), and the hospital, alleging that...

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