Scoresby v. Santillan

OPINION

BILL MEIER, Justice.

I. Introduction

In these accelerated, interlocutory appeals, Appellants Tyler Scoresby, M.D. and Yadranko Ducic, M.D. (collectively, “Appellants”) appeal the trial court’s order denying their motions to dismiss the health care liability claims of Appellee Ca-tarino Santillan, individually and as next friend of Samuel Santillan, a minor. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(9) (Vernon 2008). In three issues, Dr. Scoresby argues that the trial court had no discretion but to dismiss San-tillan’s health care liability claims because Santillan’s tendered civil…