Henry J. Novak v. the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center John Mendelsohn, M.D. And John Does Nos. 1 Through 10

JOHN E. POWERS, Senior Justice (Retired).

Henry J. Novak (“Novak”) appeals from a judgment dismissing, for want of jurisdiction, his suit against the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (“MDA”), John Mendelsohn (“Mendelsohn”), president of MDA, and ten other defendants identified only as “John Doe.” We will reverse the judgment in part, remanding that part of the cause to the trial court, and affirm the remainder of the judgment.

NOVAK’S ORIGINAL PETITION

Novak alleged that in January 1998, Mendelsohn and the John Doe defendants schemed or conspired to defraud persons to whom they mailed a form letter…