State v. Thirteenth Court of Appeals

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

The Real Party in Interest’s Motion for Rehearing is overruled. The following opinion is substituted for the Court’s opinion issued on June 6,1996.

The issue in this case is when does an eligible health care liability claim accrue for purposes of the effective date of Chapter 110 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Ricardo Barron was stabbed in the back in 1982. The knife blade broke off in his back. Dr. John Tucker treated Barron but did not notice the knife blade. In 1992, Barron returned to Tucker for treatment for unrelated injuries. The following…