Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Funderburk Ex Rel. Funderburk
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 2008No. 06-0518Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
253 S.W.3d 204 (2008)
Rory LEWIS, M.D., Petitioner,
v.
Dewayne FUNDERBURK, as Next Friend of Whitney Funderburk, Respondent.
No. 06-0518.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Argued November 15, 2007.
Decided April 11, 2008.
Andrew F. MacRae, Hull Hendricks & MacRae, LLP, Austin, TX, for Petitioner.
Amy C. Thomas, Law Offices of Amy Thomas, Mexia, TX, for Respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · BristerJustice Brister, joined by Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice Hecht, Justice Wainwright, Justice Medina, Justice Green, Justice Johnson and Justice Willett
In an effort to stem frivolous suits against health care providers, the Legislature has made a number of changes in the rules of civil litigation. Among them has been a requirement since 1995 for early expert reports,[1] and a provision since 2003 for…
Also in this document: Concurrence · O'Neill; Concurrence · Willett.
3Cases cited27 opinions
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- Ogletree v. MatthewsTexas Supreme Court · 2007
- Qwest Communications Corp. v. AT & T CORP.Texas Supreme Court · 2000
- Lewis v. Funderburk Ex Rel. FunderburkTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. SimonsTexas Supreme Court · 2004
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