RUIZ v. WALGREEN CO.

No. 14-00-01255-CV.

79 S.W.3d 235 (2002)

Manuela RUIZ and Robert Ruiz, Appellants, v. WALGREEN CO., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

June 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard A. Cruse, League City, Otto D. Hewitt, III, Alvin, for appellants.

John Philip Griffis, Houston, for appellees.

Panel consists of Chief Justice BRISTER and Justices FOWLER and SEYMORE.


OPINION

WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.

Appellants, Manuela Ruiz and her husband, Robert Ruiz, appeal the dismissal of their claims against Walgreen Co. ("Walgreen") for injuries Manuela allegedly sustained by ingesting medication from a misfilled prescription. The trial court dismissed their claims for failing to file an expert report under the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act ("MLIIA" or "Act"). Concluding that (1) the MLIIA governs the Ruizes...

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