Texas Does Not Apply the Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loqitur in Medical Malpractice Cases

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dc.creatorHolden, Gerry L.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-13T17:40:17Z
dc.date.available2018-11-13T17:40:17Z
dc.date.issued1973
dc.description.abstractThe Texas Court of Civil Appeals in Louis v. Parchman held that the doctrine of re ipsa loquitur is not applicable in medical malpractice cases in the absence of “extraordinary circumstances.” Traditionally res ipsa loquitur is a rule of evidence that permits the introduction of circumstantial evidence from which the jury may infer specific acts of negligence by defendant, such as failure to remove a surgical sponge from the body. While the facts of Parchman meant the plaintiff would be unable to utilize any form of res ipsa loquitur, the author suggests Texas courts should adopt one form, either traditional or liberal, of the res ipsa loquitur doctrine as the general rule in medical malpractice cases.en_US
dc.identifier.citation5 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 216en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/82178
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTexas Tech Law Reviewen_US
dc.subjectRes ipsa loquituren_US
dc.subjectNegligenceen_US
dc.subjectMedical malpracticeen_US
dc.subjectLouis v. Parchmanen_US
dc.subjectCase noteen_US
dc.titleTexas Does Not Apply the Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loqitur in Medical Malpractice Casesen_US
dc.title.alternativeTorts—Res Ipsa Loquitur—Texas Does Not Apply the Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loqitur in Medical Malpractice Casesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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