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WICKWARE v. SULLIVAN

No. 04-01-00057-CV.

70 S.W.3d 214 (2001)

Jewel Dean WICKWARE, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Mark E. Wickware, Deceased; Wanda Beaumont; Jacqueline S. Wickware, Appellants, v. Dr. Helen SULLIVAN; Dr. Eugene Haddock; Dr. Robert LePere; Dr. A. Charles Rabinowitz; Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc. (improperly named as Humana Health Plan of San Antonio, Inc. and/or Humana, Inc., d/b/a Humana Gold Plus Plan); Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, Ltd. d/b/a Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital f/k/a San Antonio Community Hospital; and FPA Medical Management of Texas, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

December 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacqueline S. Wickware, Converse, Jewel Dean Wickware, San Antonio, Wanda W. Beaumont, Lakehills, for Appellant.

Brad L. Sklencar, Harold J. Lotz, Jr., Lotz & Associates, P.C., Nik A. Mimari, W. Richard Wagner, Patterson & Wagner, L.L.P., San Antonio, Thomas F. Nye, Linda C. Breck, Brin & Brin, P.C., Corpus Christi, Bruce E. Anderson, Brin & Brin, P.C., San Antonio, Richard N. Francis, Jr., Laura A. Cavaretta, Plunkett & Gibson, Inc., San Antonio, for Appellee.

Sitting: CATHERINE STONE, SARAH B. DUNCAN, and KAREN ANGELINI, Justices.

OPINION

CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

This is an appeal brought by pro se appellants from an order dismissing their health care liability claim for failure to comply with the security for costs requirements of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act of Texas (Article 4590i).

In an effort to protect health care providers from the costs of frivolous claims, Article 4590i requires medical malpractice claimants to post various forms of security...

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