· 3/13/1998
Husain v. Khatib
Citations
- 964 S.W.2d 918
- 41 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 547
- 1998 Tex. LEXIS 37
- 1998 WL 107926
How courts have described this case
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- failing to mention open-courts provision in holding that if doctor=s date of negligence can be ascertained Athere are no doubts to resolve and limitations must be measured from@ that date
- failing to mention open-courts provision in holding that if doctor's date of negligence can be ascertained \there are no doubts to resolve and limitations must be measured from\ that date
- affirming summary judgment in favor of physician whose failure to diagnose plaintiff's cancer occurred on readily ascertainable dates, even though course of treatment by same physician eventually led to correct diagnosis
- doctor’s failure to take action to diagnose and treat cancer could have occurred only during office visits
- doctor’s failure to take action to diagnose and treat cancer could have occurred only during office visits
- doctor was not negligent on a later date when he ordered the diagnostic test the alleged standard of care required him to order, even though he was negligent on an earlier date for failing to order the required test; the limitations period ran from the earlier date, not the later date
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Judges: Per Curiam
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