VILLAFANI v. TREJO

No. 06-0501.

251 S.W.3d 466 (2008)

Juan Mario VILLAFANI, M.D., Petitioner, v. Adela TREJO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Delivered April 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald G. Hole, Ida Cecilia Garza, Hole & Alvarez, P.C., McAllen, for Petitioner.

Robert Edward Brzezinski, Clarence V. Lyons, Lyons & Rhodes, San Antonio, for Respondent.


Justice WAINWRIGHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

After the plaintiff in this medical malpractice action nonsuited her claims, the defendant appealed the trial court's denial of his motion for sanctions pursuant to the Medical Liability Insurance Improvement Act (MLIIA).1 A divided court of appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. ___ S.W.3d ___, ___. We consider whether the trial court's denial of the sanctions motion...

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