ZUNIGA v. HEALTHCARE SAN ANTONIO, INC.

No. 04-01-00476-CV.

94 S.W.3d 778 (2002)

Janie ZUNIGA, Appellant, v. HEALTHCARE SAN ANTONIO, INC. d/b/a Laurel Ridge Hospital, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

November 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rhonda M. Mills, Law Office of Rhonda M. Mills, San Antonio, for appellant.

Lawrence D. Thompson, David Owen Cluck, Michelle M. Samadany, Lorance & Thompson, P.C., Houston, for appellee.

Sitting: PHIL HARDBERGER, Chief Justice, ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice, SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.


Opinion by SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court properly characterized Janie Zuniga's claims for common law negligence and violations of the Patient Bill of Rights as health care liability claims under the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act ("the MLIIA"). The trial court determined that all of Zuniga's claims were health care liability claims that required the filing of an expert report in compliance with the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases