WPCR  OSaq%U\&q0lKUt ;m ;F%@ |zc&\Ȳjn˺B"rOVm)g͑(X3шOSnvB %vaOnju3l"BwC*5\\kzmYN4.*&s/ocf[u9 ¸5Ǧc·~+`Ho%sP"*J3 R56) ߦgIr;㣃o tjaW[ٷJK숙g<#w&pƇ#&P9,9|\ݚ|$/=y9k$'+@YqeROƟ.KkWH̩ac(e2_kaT Dd!~sc| |BѓdM$J,dnѰ*VIv˷Bɢk"}-/LU>4r 0 0f 0D 0D 0 U, 0 # UN % M ( N ^  w! 4% 9 m; \  `&Times New Roman' Gilbert Kerlin, et al eraider0eraider .   h:Default ParaDefault Paragraph FontXXX`:Footnote RefFootnote Reference(#$  0  V :Footnote TexFootnote TextXXX(2\$  !..       XXX XXXX X  $XX  0   $Tahoma#|x($..       XXX XXXX Xhp LaserJet 1320 PCL 60(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular XG8Z b8:i+00U  !..       XXX XXXX X  _         ]XX!e] SUPREMECOURTOFTEXAS  CourtDocketforApril22,2008  TexasTechUniversitySchoolofLaw 2 Lubbock,Texas K   XX!eXXXX   BennyP.Phillips,M.D.v.Dale_Bramlett_  0 Cause#070522     Thisisamedicalmalpracticecasearisingfromawrongfuldeathclaimbasedonmedical    carerenderedto_Vickie_Ԁ_Bramlett_,deceased.ThecasewastriedbeforetheHonorable x  SamMedina,237thDistrictCourtofLubbockCounty.Afterajurytrial,finaljudgment ^  wasenteredagainstDr.Phillipsfor$9,196,364.50inactualdamagesand$2,972,000in D  exemplarydamages.TheSeventhDistrictCourtofAppealsinAmarilloalteredthe *z  damageawardslightly,butotherwiseaffirmedinallotherrespects. `    IssuesPresented ,    Whethererroroccurredinrefusingtolimitactualdamagesandprejudgmentinterestin  accordancewiththestatutorycapcontainedinarticle4590i,section11.02(a)?  Whetherthe_Bramletts_juryargumentwasimproperandwhethertheimproperargument Z harmedDr.Phillips? @ _Ԅ_Ԁ  \   Gilbert_Kerlin_,etal.v.Conception_Saucedo_,etal. ( Cause#05653    Thiscaseinvolvesalanddisputeoverownershipandroyaltyinterestsincertainpartsof  PadreIsland.Respondents,whoaredescendantsoftheoriginalowner,JuanJose_Balli_, p  sued_Kerlin_Ԁandhistwowhollyownedcompaniesclaimingownershipoflargepartsof V! PadreIsland.Thesuitwasbasedonallegationsoffraud,conspiracy,breachofcontract, <"  andbreachoffiduciarydutydatingbacktothe1940s.Attrial,thejurydeterminedthat "#r! Respondentsaretherightfulownersandareowedasignificantroyaltyinterest.The $X" DistrictCourtofAppealsaffirmedthetrialcourtsjudgment,exceptitgavethe $> # Respondentsanevengreatervictorybygrantingtheirrequestforanequitableaccounting %$!$ ofprofitsearnedsince1961.Theamountofmoneyatissuecouldexceed$70,000,000. & "% Petitionersraiseeightdifferentlegalissuesinitsbrieftothecourt,mostinvolvinglegal '"& sufficiencyofthefindingsandtheimpactofthepassageoftimeontheviabilityofthe (#' suit. l)$( ̀ 8+&*