Legal Opinion
Clapp v. Perez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 19, 2012No. 08-11-00133-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHRISTOPHER ANTCLIFF, Justice.
These two interlocutory appeals concern the adequacy of an expert report filed in a medical malpractice suit. See Tex.Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 74.351 (West 2011). Asserting that the expert report is inadequate, Drs. Benjamin Clapp and Julio Gagot-Pizzaro argue that the trial court abused its discretion by denying their motions to dismiss the lawsuit.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In early December 2007, Dr. Clapp performed gastric bypass surgery on Patricia Perez (“Perez”). Following bypass surgery, Perez developed an intestinal obstruction that…
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