Legal Opinion
Rittmer v. Garza
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided August 9, 2001No. 14-00-01051-CVPublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.
On May 12, 1999, Arlene Rittmer sued Drs. Richard Garza and Paul Vitenas, Jr. for medical negligence under the Texas Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act (“the Act”). Pursuant to the Act, within 180 days of filing suit, a plaintiff must either (1) furnish a statutorily sufficient expert report to counsel for each physician or healthcare provider sued, or (2) voluntarily nonsuit the action against the physician or healthcare provider. On February 25, 2000, more than 180 days after the suit was filed, Dr. Garza filed a motion to dismiss for Ms.…
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