Zuniga v. Healthcare San Antonio, Inc.

Opinion by

SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court properly characterized Janie Zuniga’s claims for common law negligence and violations of the Patient Bill of Rights as health care liability claims under the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act (“the MLIIA”). The trial court determined that all of Zuniga’s claims were health care liability claims that required the fifing of an expert report in compliance with the applicable provisions of the MLIIA. The court dismissed her claims upon finding her expert report to be inadequate. We hold that…