Supreme Court of Texas

A directed verdict in favor of a physician in his individual capacity does not foreclose the physician's professional association from liability for its own direct negligence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/15/2003
• Decided 05/27/2005
• Published 05/27/2005

Judges

• Justice OWEN delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice MEDINA, Justice GREEN, and Justice JOHNSON joined.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan G. Taylor, Donald P. Wilcox, Texas Medical Association, Austin, for Texas Medical Association., Jack G. Carnegie, Jones Day, David M. Bays, Jones Day, Thomas P. Sartwelle, Beirne Maynard & Parsons L.L.P., Houston, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jim M. Perdue Jr., Jim M. Perdue, Parker B. Binion, The Perdue Law Firm, L.L.P., Russell S. Post, Beck Redden & Secrest, L.L.P., Kevin H. Dubose, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP, Houston, for respondent.