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HERNANDEZ v. ALTENBERG

No. 04-94-00079-CV.

904 S.W.2d 734 (1995)

Fred HERNANDEZ, Sr., Individually and as Representative and Sole Heir of the Estate of Concepcion Hernandez, Deceased, Appellant, v. Leo L. ALTENBERG, M.D.; Miguel E. Najera, M.D.; Miguel E. Najera, M.D., P.A.; Victor D. Trevino, M.D.; Victor Lopez, M.D.; Ralph Nimchan, M.D.; Ralph Nimchan, M.D., P.A.; and Anesthesia Specialists of Laredo, P.A., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled August 17, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rodriguez Weiner, Janet Dann, Law Offices of Windle Turley, P.C. Dallas, for appellant.

Peter L. Kilpatrick, Foster, Lewis, Langley, Gardner & Banack, Inc., San Antonio, Ryan G. Anderson, George F. Evans, Jr., Ruth Greenfield Malinas, Ball & Weed, P.C., San Antonio, Dale Hicks, Cathy J. Sheehan, Plunkett, Gibson & Allen, Inc., San Antonio, Diana Moore, Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary & Lombardi, Overland Park, KS, Carlos David Castillon, Freeman & Castillon, Laredo, for appellees.

Before CHAPA, C.J., and HARDBERGER and PEEPLES, JJ.

OPINION

HARDBERGER, Justice.

This case explores the complexity of a medical malpractice cover-up and whether there is enough evidence of proximate cause to allow a case to go the jury for a factual determination. While it is a close question and excellently briefed, we hold, given the standard of review governing an instructed verdict, that there is sufficient evidence of negligence and proximate cause to defeat an instructed verdict. We reverse and remand...

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