Angela Cornejo and Carlos Portillo v. Stephen J. Hilgers, M.D.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TERRY JENNINGS,
Justice.
In this interlocutory appeal, 1 appellants, Angela Cornejo and Carlos Portillo, challenge the trial court’s dismissal of their health care liability claims 2 against appel-lee, Stephen Hilgers, M.D. 3 In two issues, 4 Cornejo and Portillo contend that the trial court erred in dismissing their claims against Dr. Hilgers on the grounds that one of their medical experts is not qualified to opine on the issue of causation and both of their medical expert reports 5 are insufficient as to causation.
We reverse and remand.
Background
In their amended petition, Cornejo and…
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- Jelinek v. CasasTexas Supreme Court · 2010
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