Texas West Oaks Hospital, LP v. Williams

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice GUZMAN joined.

At issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether the claims of an employee against his employer, both of whom are health care providers, alleging injuries arising out of inadequate training, supervision, risk-mitigation, and safety in a mental health facility, constitute health care liability claims (HCLCs) under the Texas Medical Liability Act (TMLA or Act). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code ch. 74 et seq. We conclude that the TMLA does not require that the claimant be a patient of the…