Legal Opinion
Breiten v. Shatery
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided April 11, 2012No. 08-11-00055-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GUADALUPE RIVERA, Justice.
Appellant, Cindy Breiten (Breiten), appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her medical malpractice claim against Morteza Shatery, M.D. (Dr. Shatery). At issue is the timeliness of the service of Breiten’s expert report upon Dr. Shatery under Section 74.351 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 74.351(a) (West 2011). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
It is undisputed that Breiten filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Sha-tery, M.D., on July 7, 2010. Under Section 74.351, Breiten was required to serve Dr. Shatery with a copy…
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