Cortez Ex Rel. Estate of Puentes v. HCCI-San Antonio, Inc.

This case presents two issues: whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying a challenge to an equivocating veniremember for cause, and whether an objection to the denial was timely to preserve error. The court of appeals held that error was preserved and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion. 131 S.W.3d 113. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

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Carmen Puentes, a nursing home resident, sued HCCI-San Antonio (“HCCI”), Altman Nursing, and Jerry Tristan for negligence, gross negligence, assault, penal code violations, and intentional infliction of emotional…