The state appeals court in Dallas reversed itself in an en banc ruling that revises its view of deficiencies in medical authorization forms during the pre-suit phase of a malpractice suit.

The opinion and order entered June 10 by the Fifth District Court of Appeals puts the court at odds with many of its sister appellate courts, but within the Fifth District it enhances the likelihood that a plaintiff’s medical malpractice claim could survive a motion to dismiss.

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