Legal Opinion
Malladi Sudhakar Reddy, M.D. v. Dianna Lynn Veedell and Maury Veedell
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided September 18, 2014No. 01-14-00309-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
A bicyclist was injured when she was struck by a car driven by a distracted doctor. Is her negligence claim against the doctor a “health care liability claim” under the Texas Medical Liability Act, requiring her to file an expert report to establish that her claim is not frivolous? We conclude that it is not, and accordingly we affirm the trial, court’s ruling denying the doctor’s motion to dismiss this case.
Background
Dianna and Maury Veedell sued Dr. Malladi Reddy for negligence and negligence per se arising from a collision between Reddy’s car and Dianna’s bicycle. The Veedells…
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