CHESSER v. LIFECARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

No. 02-10-00291-CV.

356 S.W.3d 613 (2011)

Curtis CHESSER, Individually, and through his Spouse and Power of Attorney, Ava Chesser, Appellant and Appellee, v. LIFECARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.L.C. and LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas, L.P. d/b/a LifeCare Hospital of Fort Worth, Appellees and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

August 31, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail Friend , Staci Bouthillette , Friend & Associates, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Appellants.

R. Brent Cooper , Diana L. Foust , Michelle E. Robberson , Cooper & Scully, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Appellee.

PANEL: WALKER, McCOY, and MEIER, JJ.


OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury returned a verdict for Appellant Curtis Chesser, individually, and through his spouse and power of attorney, Ava Chesser, in his health care liability suit against Appellees LifeCare Management Services, L.L.C. (LMS) and LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas, L.P. d/b/a LifeCare Hospital of Fort Worth (Hospital). After applying the statutory caps to the noneconomic damages awarded by the jury, the...

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