Phillips v. Hull

Debra Phillips (plaintiff), a diabetic patient told future pregnancies would be high-risk, underwent a tubal ligation performed by Dr. Hull (defendant) and later gave birth to a child she claimed was abnormal; Phillips sued for negligent performance of the procedure and for failing to obtain informed consent, specifically that she was never told the procedure could fail or that she should keep using contraceptives. The trial court granted Hull summary judgment after Phillips failed to submit expert affidavits, and Phillips appealed on the informed-consent claim.