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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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