Turner v. Franklin

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice MOSELEY.

For some health care liability claims arising from the provision of “emergency medical care,” the claimant must show by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant deviated from the applicable standard(s) of care “with wilful and wanton negligence.” See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 74.158 (Vernon 2005). 1 The issues before us on this appeal are: (1) do the plaintiffs’ health care liability claims arise from the provision of “emergency medical care” within the meaning of section 74.153; and, if the answer to that question is “yes,” then (2) what…