Hand & Wrist Center of Houston, P.A. and SCA Houston Hospital for Specialize Surgery, L.P. v. Republic Services, Inc.

*714MAJORITY OPINION

J. BRETT BUSBY, Justice.

Appellants, Hand & Wrist Center of Houston (“Hand & Wrist”) and SCA Houston Hospital for Specialized Surgery (“SCA Hospital”), appeal the amount awarded as prejudgment interest on their claims against appellee, Republic Services, Inc. (“Republic”). We hold that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to award prejudgment interest on the partial payments that Republic made on the eve of trial. We modify the trial court’s judgment to include such interest and affirm the judgment as modified.

Background

An employee of Republic required medical…