Carl J. Battaglia, M.D., P.A. v. Alexander

in which Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice MEDINA, Justice GREEN, and Justice JOHNSON joined.

The central issues presented by these health care liability claims are whether, based on the facts and procedural posture of this case, two physicians’ professional associations can be held liable for their own direct negligence (as distinguished from vicariously liable for the actions of their employee), whether the professional associations are jointly and severally liable, and how to calculate prejudgment interest when other parties have settled. We hold that 1) liability against the…