[ANSWERED] You are a paralegal in Texas who has been asked to research whether a physician specialist in…

You are a
paralegal in Texas who has been asked to research whether a physician
specialist in cardiology is held to a local or national standard of care in
treating a cardiac patient. You are preparing a research memorandum that will
be used as a basis for defending an action against a Texas doctor in a Texas
state court.
a. What is
the jurisdiction and why?
b. What type
of authority would you seek and why?
c. Who
creates the authorities you would seek?
d. Briefly
explain when or why you would use each source listed below. Indicate whether it
is a primary or secondary authority and whether it is binding or persuasive.
1. an
American Jurisprudence 2d encyclopedia section on physician malpractice generally
2. a Texas
Supreme Court case on point
3. an
Illinois Supreme Court case on point
4. a U.S.
Supreme Court case
5. a U.S.
district court case for the Northern District of Ohio
6. a U.S.
district court case for the Northern District of Illinois