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Texas Prisoner Gets 30-Day Grace Period to File Expert Affidavit
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2003, page 32
by Matthew T. Clarke
Filed under:
Pain,
Skeletal Injury,
Attorneys,
Malpractice (Attorneys),
Summary Judgment,
State Law Claims,
Expert Witnesses.
Location:
Texas.
A Texas state court of appeals has ruled that a prisoner claiming accident or mistake in failing to file an expert report within 180-days of filing his medical negligence suit is entitled to a 30-day grace period in which to file the report.
Gerald Allen Perry, ...
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