A Texas woman who allegedly received botched acne treatment won’t be able to pursue her medical negligence claim against the doctor who performed it because she failed to submit an expert report as required by the state’s medical malpractice law, the Texas Supreme Court said Friday.
Erika Gaytan sued Lake Jackson Medical Spa, aesthetician Jamie Gutzman, and owner Robert Yarish alleging that Gutzman negligently performed various skin treatments that caused scarring and discoloration.
After the spa moved to dismiss the case because she hadn’t served an expert report by the 120-day deadline as required by the state’s medical malpractice law, ...
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