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COPELAND v. AYERS

No. 05-03-01118-CV.

138 S.W.3d 652 (2004)

Carroll Lee COPELAND, Appellant, v. Warren Vic AYERS, M.D. and Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

July 9, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Frederick Lynch, Denton, for Appellant.

Christopher T. Colby, Gregory J. Lensing, Cowles & Thompson, P.C., Ryan Jon Browne, James Jonathan McGoldrick, Jones Rook Austin L.L.P., Dallas, for Appellee.

Before Chief Justice THOMAS and Justices MORRIS and WHITTINGTON.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice MORRIS.

In this medical malpractice case, we address whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant Carroll Lee Copeland a thirty-day grace period within which to file his expert report and dismissing his claims with prejudice pursuant to the Texas Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act. After reviewing the record on appeal, we conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion. We affirm the trial...

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