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Nonsuit Does Not Restart 120-day Deadline Under Chapter 74

By Byron Henry on October 17, 2008
Posted in Opinions & Judgments

The Houston (First) Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff cannot restart the clock on the 120-day deadline to serve an expert report pursuant to Chapter 74.  The plaintiff nonsuited its case prior to the expiration of the deadline.  The plaintiff refiled the suit and filed an expert report within 120-days of the new filing.  Relying on a prior…

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