Legal Opinion
Castillo v. August
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided March 13, 2008No. 08-06-00048-CVPublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice.
Maria Castillo appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her medical negligence claim. The sole issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it dismissed with prejudice her claims against Dr. August based on her failure to provide an adequate expert report as required by Sections 13.01 and 14.01 of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act (MLI-IA). Act of May 30, 1977, 65th Leg., R.S., ch. 817, 1977 Tex.Gen.Laws 2039 (former Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4590i), repealed by Act of June 2, 2003, 78th Leg., R.S., ch. 204, § 10.09,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by64 opinions
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