Supreme Court of Texas
SHAH v. MOSS, 00-0091
Under the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. art. 4590i, 10.01, if the date of the negligent surgery is known, the two-year statute of limitations runs from that date rather than when follow-up procedures ended.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/31/2001
- Decided 12/20/2001
- Published 12/20/2001
Judges
- Justice BAKER delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, Justice JEFFERSON and Justice RODRIGUEZ joined.
Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Barbara A. Bauernfeind,Wagstaff, Alvis, Stubbeman, Seamster & Longacre, Abilene, Michael B. McKinney, Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Midland, for petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Drew Mouton, Bancroft, Mouton & Wolf, Big Spring, Denice Smith, Cash Allen, L.L.P., Houston, for respondent.