DOADES v. SYED

No. 04-01-00640-CV.

94 S.W.3d 664 (2002)

Janet C. DOADES, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas W. Doades, and Lynn Doades Bryant, Appellants, v. Kamal A. SYED, M.D., Hill Country Specialty Clinic, and Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled November 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank L. Branson, Ted Z. Robertson, Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C., William B. Curtis, Louis S. Hakim, Law Offices of Miller and Curtis, L.L.P., Dallas, for Appellant.

David M. Pruessner, Law Office of David M. Pruessner, Dallas, A. William Arnold, III, A. William Arnold, III & Associates, P.C., M. Scott Stehling, Law Office of M. Scott Stehling, Kerrville, for Appellee.

Sitting: CATHERINE STONE, Justice, PAUL W. GREEN, Justice, SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.


Opinion by: SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

This appeal arises out of the trial court's dismissal of a medical malpractice lawsuit. We hold the trial court acted within the ambit of its discretion in dismissing the suit because the plaintiff's expert report is not sufficient and does not represent a "good faith effort to comply with the [statutory] definition of an expert report"; it fails to set forth the standard of care for...

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