Legal Opinion
De Leon v. Vela
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided December 18, 2001No. 04-00-00844-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CATHERINE STONE, Justice.
San Juana De Leon appeals the trial court’s order dismissing her health care liability claim against Dr. Raul Vela. On appeal, we must consider whether: (1) De Leon’s expert report is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act of Texas (Article 4590i); (2) the trial court erroneously denied De Leon an extension of time to file a supplemental expert report; and (3) the trial court erroneously awarded attorney’s fees and costs to Vela. We hold that the report is insufficient and the trial court did not err in…
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