Coronel v. Providence Imaging Consultants, P.A. Explained — Medical Malpractice
Court of Appeals of Texas • Decided 2016-02-29 • 484 S.W.3d 635; 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 2073; 2016 WL 787572
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Case Summary
OPINION YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice The issue in this medical malpractice case is whether a radiologist’s failure to personally communicate his suspicions of cancer after reviewing a patient’s ultrasound proximately caused the patient’s death by depriving her of years of oncological treatment.. The radiologist asserted he. was not a .proximate cause, of the patient’s death because the emergency
Timeline
2016-02-29 — Decision issued by Court of Appeals of Texas
Docket: No. 08-14-00140-CV
Why This Matters
This decision shapes how medical malpractice cases are handled in Texas. Understanding real case outcomes helps you know what questions to ask.