The Texas Legislature may have defined what constitutes a Health Care Liability claim, but as is so often true, facts and circumstances are not always as cut-and-dried as a black-letter definition. The Austin Court of Appeals grappled with this sticky issue in Drewery v. Adventist Health System/Texas Inc. In this case, Planitiff Drewery brought
Attorney as witness does not compel disqualification
The San Antonio Court of Appeals reaffirmed that the fact that an attorney for one of the parties may also be a witness does not require disqualification under Rule 3.08 of the Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. In this case, counsel for the relator was a potential witness with knowledge of some arguably relevant facts. The
Appellate Continuing Education Opportunities
Got a couple of good Appellate CLE opportunities coming up:
- The Dallas Bar Appellate Law Section will host Leane Capps Medford at its monthly lunch seminar on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at noon. The subject of Ms. Medford’s talk will be "Recent Changes to the Texas Pattern Jury Charges: What Every Trial and Appellate Lawyer