Legal Opinion
Hopebridge Hospital Houston, L.L.C. v. Lerma
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 16, 2017No. 14-16-00849-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Kevin Jewell, Justice
This appeal requires us to decide whether intentional tort claims of assault and battery constitute health care liability claims. Rebecca Lerma, as next friend of her son Joshua Lerma, sued appellant Ho-pebridge Hospital Houston, L.L.C. for assault and battery; Joshua later joined the suit after his eighteenth birthday. Joshua alleged that, after he was admitted to Ho-pebridge for an accidental prescription medication overdose, Hopebridge’s employees committed assault and battery while forcing him to remain in his bed. Contending Joshua’s claims are health care…
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