· 2/29/1996
Fiore v. HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc.
Citations
- 915 S.W.2d 233
- 1996 WL 37887
How courts have described this case
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- holding that suit was untimely, as a matter of law, where plaintiffs waited more than one year after learning of misdiagnosis to sue
- holding that a thirteen month delay in bringing suit was excessive as a matter of law
- holding open courts provision did not save claims because the plaintiffs waited a year, without explanation, to bring suit after discovering the doctor's misdiagnosis
- holding open courts provision did not save claims because the plaintiffs waited a year, without explanation, to bring suit after discovering the doctor’s misdiagnosis
- applying Texas law to hold that a fifteen-month delay was excessive as a matter of law
- applying Texas law to hold that a fifteen-month delay was excessive as a matter of law
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Judges: Day, Livingston, Dauphinot
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