Legal Opinion

Amber and Anthony Gardner, Individually and Next Friend of A.G. v. Children's Medical Center of Dallas

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided June 3, 2013No. 05-11-00758-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice LEWIS.

Appellants, Amber and Anthony Gardner, appeal from a take-nothing judgment in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Children’s Medical Center (CMC). At the conclusion of a jury trial, the jury found CMC not liable, and the trial court entered a final judgment in favor of CMC and against the Gardners. In one issue on appeal, the Gardners question whether the heightened standard of proof in cases involving emergency medical care in certain facilities as set forth in Section 74.153 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code violates the Equal Protection Clauses…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  4. Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Tammy Crocker v. Thomas Babcock, IV, M.D., Longview Emergency Medicine Associates, Inc. and Good Shepherd Medical Center, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2014
  2. Gregory Sage v. James R. Howard, M. D., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2015
  3. Paul Stamatis, Jr., as Independent of the Estate of Paul Stamatis v. Methodist Willbrook Hospital, the Methodist Health Care System, Daniel Mao, M.D., and Neptune Emergency Services, P.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2015

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