Quiroz ex rel. Cardona v. Llamas-Soforo

OPINION

STEVEN L. HUGHES, Justice

This is a medical malpractice case. Elizabeth Quiroz brought suit as next friend of her son, Joseph' Cardona, against Dr. Jorge Fabio Llamas-Soforo, his professional association,1 and others.2 Quiroz alleged Dr. Llamas was negligent in screening and'treating Joseph’s retinopa-thy of prematurity (ROP) resulting in complete blindness in Joseph’s right eye and minimal vision in his left. In particular, Quiroz alleged that Dr. Llamas failed to adequately evaluate Joseph’s condition and to perform proper cryotherapy on Joseph’s eyes. - The jury answered “no” to the…