Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Dexel
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 14, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. H-16-3215PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lee H. Rosenthal, Chief United States District Judge
Sherry Lynn Johnston's elderly mother, Willie Jo Mills, died in a nursing home. Johnston alleges that Mills received improper and negligent care that led to her death. Johnston asserted a long list of claims against a number of defendants, all of whom she alleged played some role in hastening or causing Mills's death. The defendants moved to dismiss and, based on those motions, the court dismissed each defendant except for David Dexel and Judge Christine Butts. Johnston's only remaining claims are fiduciary-duty breach against Dexel and…
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