SHEPHERD v. LEDFORD

Nos. 96-0994, 96-1243.

962 S.W.2d 28 (1998)

Richard L. SHEPHERD, M.D., and Allan Graham, M.D., Petitioners, v. Lahoma LEDFORD, Respondent. TRANSAMERICAN NATURAL GAS CORPORATION, Southwest Texas Services, Inc., L.T.V. Energy Products d/b/a Wilson Manufacturing, Continental Emsco Company d/b/a Wilson Manufacturing, Wilson-Wichita, Inc. d/b/a Wilson Manufacturing, and Dana Corporation d/b/a Wilson Manufacturing, Petitioners, v. Nancy Rodriguez FUENTES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided January 29, 1998.

Rehearing Overruled March 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Kuehler, Jennifer M. Andrews, Joseph M. Gallagher, Fort Worth, for Petitioners in No. 96-0994.

David G. McCracken, Allister M. Waldrop, Dallas, Macey Reasoner Stokes, Houston, Michael V. Powell, Dallas, Allan R. King, Corpus Christi, Robert H. Etnyre, Houston, for Petitioners in No. 96-1243.

Margaret I. Henning, Janis M. Calos, William A. Newman, Bruce A. Pauley, Dallas, for Respondent in No. 96-0994.

James K. Jones, Jr., Laredo, Alicia C. Finley-Richter, San Antonio, Arnulfo Gonzalez, Jr., Laredo, for Respondent in No. 96-1243.


BAKER, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which GONZALEZ, ENOCH, SPECTOR and ABBOTT, Justices, join.

In these two cases we consider whether former Family Code section 1.91(b)1 conflicts with Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act ("MLIIA") section 10.01 or Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 16.003. We hold that section 1.91(b), as it existed before the 1995 amendment, does not conflict with either section...

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