Costello v. Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Corp.

Decided June 23, 2004. Catherine M. Stone wrote the opinion for the court.

141 S.W.3d 245 · Cited 131 times

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• American Transitional Care Centers of Texas, Inc. v. Palacios · 46 S.W.3d 873
• Kramer v. Lewisville Memorial Hospital · 858 S.W.2d 397
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Havner · 953 S.W.2d 706
• Broders v. Heise · 924 S.W.2d 148
• Earle v. Ratliff · 998 S.W.2d 882
• Pace v. Sadler · 966 S.W.2d 685

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