Legal Opinion
Agbor v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided January 4, 1996No. 14-94-00410-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEE, Justice.
Comfort and Kingsley Agbor, individually and as next friend of their minor son, Dikeh *355Agbor (the Agbors), appeal a summary judgment granted to St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s), asserting the trial court erroneously interpreted the Texas Medical Practice Act (the Texas Act)1 as requiring a showing of malice in a claim for negligent credentialing, and, alternatively, the Texas Act violates the Open Courts Provision of the Texas Constitution.2 We reverse and remand.
On November 19, 1990, Dikeh was delivered by Dr. Suzanne Rothchild at St. Luke’s. The Agbors allege…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Matlock v. McCormick, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
- Harris County District Attorney's Office v. R.R.R., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
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