ESCALANTE v. ROWAN

No. 08-0248.

332 S.W.3d 365 (2011)

Carmelita P. ESCALANTE, M.D., E. Edmund Kim, M.D., Edgardo Rivera, M.D., and Franklin C. Wong, M.D., Petitioners, v. Donita ROWAN and James Niese, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Bolin Broaddus , Smith & Smith, Houston, TX, for Carmelita P. Escalante, M.D.

Walter J. Kronzer III , Walter James Kronzer, III, P.C., Peter M. Kelly , Kelly Durham & Pittard LLP, Houston, TX, for Respondents Donita Rowan and James Niese.


PER CURIAM.

Respondents Donita Rowan and her husband filed suit against petitioners Dr. Carmelita P. Escalante, Dr. E. Edmund Kim, Dr. Edgardo Rivera, and Dr. Franklin C. Wong, physicians at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, alleging the doctors were negligent in failing to diagnose and treat the recurrence of Rowan's cancer. The doctors moved to dismiss the suit under section 101.106(f) of the Texas Tort...

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