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KPH CONSOLIDATION, INC. v. ROMERO

No. 14-00-01177-CV.

102 S.W.3d 135 (2003)

KPH CONSOLIDATION, INC. d/b/a Columbia Kingwood Medical Center, Appellant, v. Dolores ROMERO, Individually and on Behalf of Incapacitated Plaintiff Ricardo Romero, and as Next Friend of Ricardo Romero, Jr., a Minor, Jennifer Romero and Joanna Romero, Appellees.

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

Rehearing Overruled April 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Hatchell, Tyler, Richard A. Sheehy, Russell H. McMains, Houston, for appellant.

Richard P. Hogan Jr., Richard Warren Mithoff, Houston, for appellees.

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

OPINION

WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.

Appellant, KPH Consolidation, Inc., d/b/a Columbia Kingwood Medical Center ("Hospital"), appeals a $23 million judgment against it based in part on the jury's finding that the Hospital acted maliciously when it credentialed Dr. Merrimon Baker. The suit was filed by a patient of Dr. Baker who suffered severe neurological and physical impairments after an operation Baker performed. For two reasons, we conclude the judgment...

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