Chesser v. LifeCare Management Services, L.L.C.

OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury returned a verdict for Appellant Curtis Chesser, individually, and through his spouse and power of attorney, Ava Chesser, in his health care liability suit against Appellees LifeCare Management Services, L.L.C. (LMS) and LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas, L.P. d/b/a LifeCare Hospital of Fort Worth (Hospital). After applying the statutory caps to the noneco-nomic damages awarded by the jury, the trial court signed a judgment on the jury’s verdict. Chesser perfected an appeal, raising one issue: the trial court erred by submitting the negligence…