University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston v. Estate of Blackmon Ex Rel. Shultz

“While the petitioner’s interlocutory appeal from its plea to the jurisdiction was pending in the court of appeals, the respondent filed a nonsuit. We conclude that the nonsuit deprived the court of appeals of jurisdiction, and we vacate its order and dismiss this interlocutory appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Darla Blackmon died of pneumonia while incarcerated at a Texas Department of Criminal Justice substance abuse facility operated by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). Black-mon’s daughter, Sheila Shultz, brought suit for wrongful death and survival damages,…