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VIRLAR v. PUENTE

No. 20-0923.

664 S.W.3d 53 (2023)

Jesus VIRLAR, M.D. and GMG Health Systems Associates, P.A., a/k/a and d/b/a Gonzaba Medical Group, Petitioners, v. Jo Ann PUENTE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: February 17, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Hund , Lubbock, for Amici Curiae Texas Hospital Associaiton, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Alliance for Patient Access.

Michael W. Eady , Elizabeth Z. Brabb , Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of Defense Counsel.

Kyle M. Burke , Dallas, Delaney J. McMullan , Bruce E. Anderson , San Antonio, Reagan W. Simpson , Houston, Diana L. Faust , Dallas, Thomas R. Phillips , R. Brent Cooper , Dallas, for Petitioners Virlar, M.D., Jesus, GMG Health Systems Associates, P.A. a/k/a and d/b/a Gonzaba Medical Group.

George Scott Christian , for Amicus Curiae Texas Civil Justice League.

Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , Kyle Highful , Lanora Pettit , Bill Davis , Austin, Brent Webster , Houston, Judd E. Stone II , for Amicus Curiae State of Texas.

Thomas B. Rhodes , Brendan K. McBride , McAllen, Daniel V. Pozza , Robert Edward Brzezinski , San Antonio, Kathryn Snapka , Corpus Christi, Craig D. Henderson , Corpus Christi, William Chriss , for Respondent.

This medical malpractice case presents two principal questions about how to calculate the trial court's judgment: (1) whether to credit a settlement by a family member under Chapter 33 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and (2) whether to order periodic payments of damages for future medical...

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